Thomas Gummersal Armfield (1851 - 21 April 1931) was a member of the

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Early life

Armfield was born at

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, the son of George Armfield and his wife Rachel Louie (née White). He was a Coachsmith by trade. In 1877 he married Margaret Theresa Campbell (died 1929)Births, Deaths and Marriages search
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with the marriage producing one son and two daughters. Armfield died at

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in of April 1931 and his funeral proceeded from his daughter's residence in

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to the

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Public life

Armfield did not make an auspicious start to his campaign for election, receiving just 13 votes in the

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as an independent candidate for Randwick. In 1904 he stood as a

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candidate, receiving 134 votes (4.5%). Armfield, representing the Labor Party, won the seat of Musgrave in the Queensland Assembly at the

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. He held the seat until the

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where he was defeated by the Country Party's

Henry Cattermull Henry Albert Cattermull (March 1871 – 30 August 1935) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Early life Cattermull was born at Suffolk, England, the son of Henry Cattermull and his wife Catherine (née Wills). He was a sugar g ...

. In 1879 Armfield established the Coachmakers' Union and was president of the Workers' Political Organisation in Bundaberg.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Armfield, Thomas Gummersal Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1851 births 1931 deaths Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland British emigrants to colonial Australia