Ernest Hunter
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Ernest Hunter | |
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| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Burke | |
| In office 19 May 1888 – 24 June 1890 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Palmer |
| Succeeded by | John Hoolan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ernest Charles James Hunter 17 November 1862 |
| Died | 14 August 1944 (aged 81) Mareeba, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Mareeba Pioneer Cemetery |
| Spouse(s) | Esther Braithwaite (m.1886 d.1917), Florence Clow Ross (m.1921) |
| Relations | Frank Wise (son-in-law) |
| Occupation | Sharebroker, Publican |
Ernest Charles James Hunter (17 November 1862 – 14 August 1944) was a sharebroker and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
Hunter was born and educated at Dumbarton, Scotland[1] to James Hunter and his wife Cecilia Ann (née Burgess).[2] He arrived in Rockhampton in 1871 and then in Maryborough where he worked as a printer for the Wide Bay News before heading for the gold fields of Gympie, Charters Towers, Croydon, and Etheridge.[1]
By 1883, Hunter was working as a sharebroker in Charters Towers and from 1886–1888 carried on his trade in Brisbane.
Political career
Hunter was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for Burke in 1888[1] but was declared insolvent in 1890 and forfeited his seat.[3]
After he left politics, Hunter established a fruit pulp and molasses business in Cairns where he was also at one time a publican and auctioneer. In 1929 he travelled to London to float Cape York mines.