Edward William Davis (1886 – 10 April 1961) was a politician in
Queensland
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, Australia. He 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 ...
.
Politics
Davis represented the seat of
Barcoo from 1943 till his death in 1961.
[ He was the western district secretary of the ]Australian Workers' Union
The Australian Workers' Union (AWU) is one of Australia's largest and oldest trade unions. It traces its origins to unions founded in the pastoral and mining industries in the 1880s and currently has approximately 80,000 members. It has exer ...
before his election, and had previously been an organiser in western Queensland.
References
Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
1886 births
1961 deaths
20th-century Australian politicians
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