Peter Airey

Peter Airey (9 January 1865 – 10 August 1950) was a Treasurer of Queensland, a member of the Queensland Legislative Council, and a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Airey was also known as a poet and as a short story writer, publishing a number of pieces in various periodicals from 1888.

Peter Airey
21st Treasurer of Queensland
In office
18 February 1908  29 October 1908
Preceded byRobert Philp
Succeeded byArthur Hawthorn
ConstituencyBrisbane South
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Flinders
In office
13 July 1901  18 May 1907
Preceded byCharles McDonald
Succeeded byJohn May
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
In office
3 July 1907  13 January 1908
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Brisbane South
In office
5 February 1908  2 October 1909
Preceded byWilliam Stephens
Succeeded byJohn Huxham
Personal details
Born
Peter Airey

(1865-01-09)9 January 1865
Barrow-in Furness, Lancashire, England
Died10 August 1950(1950-08-10) (aged 85)
Birkdale, Queensland, Australia
NationalityEnglish Australian
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations
Labour Party, Kidstonites
SpouseMartha Watts Lintern (m.1897 d.1965)
OccupationTeacher, writer, farmer
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