Henry Llewelyn

For the British equestrian, see Harry Llewellyn.

The Hon Henry Llewelyn
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
In office 10 October 1917 – 23 March 1922
Personal details
Born	Henry Llewelyn (1855-09-12)12 September 1855 Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Died	6 August 1933(1933-08-06) (aged 77) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting place	Toowong Cemetery
Nationality	Welsh Australian
Political party	Labor
Spouse(s)	Eleanor Davies (d.1874 d.1891), Mary Ann McNamee (m.1895 d.1936)
Relations	Evan Llewelyn (son)
Occupation	Trade union representative

Henry Llewelyn (12 September 1855 – 6 August 1933) was a member the Queensland Legislative Council.[1]

Llewelyn was born at Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, to Henry Llewelyn and his wife Elizabeth. He arrived in Australia in 1885 and headed to Gympie to work as a gold miner.[2] In later years he opened a bookshop and stationer which he ran for 34 years.[2]

Political career

When the Labour Party starting forming governments in Queensland, it found much of its legislation being blocked by a hostile Council, where members had been appointed for life by successive conservative governments. After a failed referendum in May 1917,[3] Premier Ryan tried a new tactic, and later that year advised the Governor, Sir Hamilton John Goold-Adams, to appoint thirteen new members whose allegiance lay with Labour to the Council.[4]

Llewelyn was one of the thirteen new members, and went on to serve for four and a half years until the Council was abolished in March, 1922.[1]

Personal life

Llewelyn was twice married, firstly to Eleanor Davies at Wales in 1874.[1] Eleanor died in 1891[5] and he then married Mary Ann McNamee (died 1936)[5] at Gympie in 1895.[1] His marriages resulted in twelve children,[1] including Evan Llewelyn who went on to be the Labor member for the state seat of Toowoomba.[2]

He died in Brisbane in August 1933[2] and was buried at Toowong Cemetery.[6]

References

1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
2. "Mr. Henry Llewelyn". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 7 August 1933. p. 15. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
3. "TWO HOUSES, NOT ONE". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 7 May 1917. p. 7. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
4. Goold-Adams, Sir Hamilton John (1858–1920) — Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
5. Family history research — Queensland Government Births, deaths, marriages, divorces. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
6. Llewelyn Henry Archived 15 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 11 April 2015.