Edward Charles "Ted" Row (26 March 1923 – 4 July 2007) was an Australian politician.

Early life

Row was born in Ingham to Edward Dunlop Row and Ida Jesse, ''née'' Kilpatrick. He was educated at Trebonne State School and then

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Politics

A canegrower, he served on

Hinchinbrook Shire Council The Shire of Hinchinbrook is a local government area in North Queensland, Queensland, Australia. The shire, administered from the town of Ingham, covers an area of , and has existed since its creation on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 division ...

from 1962 to 1972. In 1972 he was elected to 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 ...

as the National Party member for Hinchinbrook, succeeding his uncle,

John Row John Row (1568 – 26 June 1646) was a Scottish ecclesiastical historian and one of the Scottish Reformers. As minister of Carnock in Fife, he was a leading opponent of Episcopacy. Row's '' Historie of the Kirk of Scotland'' (1558–1637), ...

. Although he never sat on the front bench, he did serve as Chairman of Committees from 1983. Row continued as an MP until his retirement in 1989.

Later life

Row died in

Oxley Oxley may refer to: Places Australia Australian Capital Territory * Oxley, Australian Capital Territory is a suburb of Canberra, Australia Queensland *Oxley, Queensland is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia ** Oxley railway station, Brisba ...

in 2007 and was buried in

Brookfield Cemetery Brookfield Cemetery is an historic cemetery on Main Street (Massachusetts Route 9) on the west side of Brookfield, Massachusetts. Established in 1714, it is the town's only cemetery. It consequently holds the burials of many of Brookfield's fo ...

.Row Edward Charles
— Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 7 February 2015.

References

1923 births 2007 deaths National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Queensland Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-National-politician-stub