Vernon Winstanley

Australian politician

The Honourable

Vernon Winstanley

Vernon Winstanley - December 1909

Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Charters Towers
In office
5 February 1908 – 27 April 1912

Serving with John Mullan

Preceded by| Joe Millican
Succeeded by| Robert Williams
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Queenton
In office
27 April 1912 – 11 June 1932
Preceded by| New seat
Succeeded by| Seat abolished
Personal details
Born|

Vernon Winstanley

(1861-10-10)10 October 1861
Pilley, Yorkshire, England
Died| 10 January 1938(1938-01-10) (aged 73)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting place| Balmoral Cemetery
Nationality| English Australian
Political party| Labor
Spouse| Sarah Kate Brookes (m.1890 d.1940)

Vernon Winstanley (10 October 1861 – 10 January 1938) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

## Early days

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Winstanley was born in Pilley, Yorkshire, to parents Thomas Winstanley and his wife Jane (née Wells).[1] He was educated in Pilley[1] and before the age of twelve was working in a coal mine. He came to Australia while still a young man and settled in Charters Towers where he took a leading part in worker's organisations.[2]

## Political career

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In 1900, Winstanley was a councilor on the Charters Towers Shire Council[2] and in 1908, standing for the Labour Party, he won the seat of Charters Towers in the Queensland Legislative Assembly. He moved to the seat of Queenton in 1912. He held Queenton for the next twenty years until retiring in 1932.[1]

During his time in state politics he was Government Whip from 1915 until 1929.[1]

## Personal life

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On 5 February 1890, Winstanley married Sarah Kate Brookes and together had one son and six daughters.[1] He died at St Martin's Hospital, Brisbane, in 1938[2] and his funeral proceeded from the Morningside Methodist Church to the Balmoral Cemetery.[3]

## Street name

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A number of street names in the Brisbane suburb of Carina Heights are identical to the surnames of former Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. One of these is Winstanley Street.

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
2. ^ a b c Death of Mr. V. Winstanley — The Courier Mail. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
3. ^ Funeral Notices — The Courier Mail. Retrieved 6 March 2016.

Parliament of Queensland

Preceded by

Joe Millican

|  Member for Charters Towers
1908–1912
Served alongside: John Mullan | Succeeded by

Robert Williams

New seat |  Member for Queenton
1912–1932  | Abolished