Arnold Wienholt
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Arnold Wienholt | |
|---|---|
 Arnold Wienholt, circa 1916 | |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Moreton | |
| In office 13 December 1919 – 6 November 1922 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh Sinclair |
| Succeeded by | Josiah Francis |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Fassifern | |
| In office 2 October 1909 – 28 March 1913 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Moffatt Jenkinson |
| Succeeded by | Ernest Bell |
| In office 28 June 1930 – 11 May 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Ernest Bell |
| Succeeded by | Adolf Muller |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 November 1877 Goomburra, Queensland |
| Died | 10 September 1940 (aged 62) |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
| Party | Nationalist Party of Australia, Ministerial |
| Spouse | Enid Frances Sydney Jones |
| Relations | Edward Wienholt (father) |
| Occupation | Grazier, soldier, author |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | British Empire |
| Branch/service | Queensland Imperial Bushmen (1900-1901) British South Africa Police (1915) East African Mounted Rifles (1916-1918) British Army (1939-1940) |
| Years of service | 1900-1901, 1915-1918, 1939-1940 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Battles/wars | Second Boer War World War I World War II |
| Awards | Military Cross Distinguished Service Order |
Arnold Wienholt (25 November 1877 – 10 September 1940) was an Australian grazier, author and politician. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and a Member of the Australian House of Representatives.
Arnold Wienholt was born on 25 November 1877 at Goomburra, Queensland, the son of Edward Wienholt (a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly) and his wife Ellen (née Williams).[1] He was educated in England at Wixenford School and Eton College[2] before returning to Australia as a grazier on the Darling Downs.
He served in the military 1899–1902 and 1914–1916, and was a published author.
Politics
In 1909, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the member for Fassifern, where he remained until 1913.[3] In 1919, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Nationalist member for Moreton; he was also endorsed by the Primary Producers Union, effectively the Queensland state Country Party. Although sympathetic to the Country Party, formed in 1920, he remained a Nationalist, although the Country Party often received his support. He retired in 1922. In 1930 he returned to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for Fassifern, where he remained until 1935.[3]
Later life
Wienholt rejoined the military in 1939, at the start of World War II. He was killed in action in Abyssinia on 10 September 1940[4] and is memorialised at the Khartoum Memorial.[5]
Published works
- Wienholt, Arnold (1909), The tick trouble : with an attempted solution, A. Wienholt
- Wienholt, Arnold (1922), The story of a lion hunt : with some of the hunter's military adventures during the war, Andrew Melose — available online
- Wienholt, Arnold (1923), The work of a scout, Andrew Melrose
- Wienholt, Arnold; Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) (1938), The Africans' last stronghold in Naboth's vineyard, J. Long
