David Wheatcroft Cory (born 3 August 1928) was a member of the

Queensland Legislative Assembly The Legislative Assembly of Queensland is the sole chamber of the unicameral Parliament of Queensland established under the Constitution of Queensland. Elections are held every four years and are done by full preferential voting. The Assembly h ...

Biography

Cory was born in

Warwick Warwick ( ) is a market town, civil parish and the county town of Warwickshire in the Warwick District in England, adjacent to the River Avon. It is south of Coventry, and south-east of Birmingham. It is adjoined with Leamington Spa and Whi ...

, Queensland, the son of Fitzroy Cory and his wife Margaret (née Wheatcroft). He was educated at Warwick Central and Intermediate State Schools before attending the Brisbane Grammar School. He became a farmer, working in Swanfels and Warwick. On 30 June 1967, Cory married Ms Barnes and together had one son.

Public life

Following the death of Otto Madsen in 1963, Cory won the resulting

by-election A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to f ...

for the Country Party. He held the seat until the 1977 Queensland state elections when he retired from politics. Although never a minister during his time in parliament, he held the following roles: * Member of the Parliamentary Refreshment Room Committee – 1967–1977 * Member of the Government Party Committees on Justice, Primary Industries, Transport, and Lands and Forestry – 1969–1972 * Queensland Delegate to the General Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in Canberra – 1970 * Queensland Delegate to the General Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in Kuala Lumpur – 1971 * Member of the Government Party Committees on Development and Industrial Affairs, Primary Industries, and Transport – 1972–1974 * Delegate to the Australian Constitutional Convention – 1972 and 1973 * Member of the Queensland Parliamentary Delegation to Japan and South-East Asia – 1973 * Member of the Queensland Trade Delegation to the Middle East – 1975 He was also Chairman of the Warwick Branch of the Graziers Association of South-East Queensland from 1961 to 1965. Cory was made a

Member of the Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an Order (distinction), honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Monarchy of Australia, Queen of Aus ...

(AM) in the

2004 Australia Day Honours The 2004 Australia Day Honours are appointments to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by Australian citizens. The list was announced on 26 January 2004 by the Governor General of Australia, Michael Jeffrey. The Austra ...

for "service to the environment, particularly in the areas of rural lands protection in Queensland, and through animal, weed and pest management".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cory, David Wheatcroft Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1928 births National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Queensland Living people Members of the Order of Australia