Thomas Bouchard (politician)

Thomas Bouchard
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Brisbane South
In office
27 August 1904  5 February 1908
Preceded by Alec Lamont
Succeeded by Peter Airey
In office
2 October 1909  22 May 1915
Preceded by John Huxham
Succeeded by Edgar Free
Personal details
Born Thomas William Bouchard
(1865-10-08)8 October 1865
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died 2 November 1943(1943-11-02) (aged 78)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nationality Australian
Political party Ministerialist
Spouse(s) Jessie Margaret Hill (m.1891 d.1937)
Occupation Solicitor
Religion Church of England

Thomas William Bouchard (8 October 1865 – 2 November 1943) was a solicitor and a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Early life

Bouchard was born in Brisbane, Queensland,[1] to parents Josiah Bouchard and his wife Eliza Ann (née Arrowsmith).[2] After attending South Brisbane State School and also being privately educated,[1] he became an articled clerk at age 14, working for Peter MacPherson from 1879 until 1892.[3] Admitted as a solicitor in 1892, he soon after went into partnership with F. Holland to form Bouchard & Holland, Solicitors.[3]

Political career

First entering politics as an alderman on the South Brisbane Municipal Council,[1] Bouchard entered Queensland Parliament as a Ministerialist at the 1904 state election, winning the seat of Brisbane South.[4] He held the seat for four years but was defeated in a close-run contest in 1908.[5]

The following year, the people of Queensland went to the polls for the third successive year, and Bouchard won back his seat of South Brisbane[6] and held it until he declined to stand at the 1915 state election. During his public career he was also the Commissioner for the South Brisbane Technical College and School of Arts.[1]

Sporting career

Bouchard was a keen lawn bowls player, being one of Queensland's best known champions and an interstate representative.[3] He was president of the South Brisbane Bowling Club in 1906-1907[7] and went on to be president of the Queensland Bowling Association.[3]

Personal life

In 1891, Bouchard married Jessie Margaret Hill (died 1937)[2] in Brisbane and together had one daughter.[1] Reinhold died in Brisbane in November 1943.[1] His funeral moved from his former residence at Beaconsfield St, Highgate Hill, to the Mount Thompson Crematorium.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 Family history research Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "T. W. Bouchard Solicitor, Dies.". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954). Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 3 November 1943. p. 3. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  4. "BRISBANE SOUTH.". The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933). Qld.: National Library of Australia. 29 August 1904. p. 5. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  5. "SYNOPSIS OF THE POLLING.". The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933). Qld.: National Library of Australia. 7 February 1908. p. 5. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  6. "RESULTS AND COMPARISONS.". The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933). Qld.: National Library of Australia. 4 October 1909. p. 5. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  7. T. W. Bouchard State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  8. "Family Notices.". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954). Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 3 November 1943. p. 6. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
Alec Lamont
Member for Brisbane South
1904–1908
Succeeded by
Peter Airey
Preceded by
John Huxham
Member for Brisbane South
1909–1915
Succeeded by
Edgar Free
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