Myles Ferricks

{{Short description|Australian politician (1875–1932)}}

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| honorific-prefix =

| name = Myles Ferricks

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| image = Myles Ferricks - Swiss Studios (cropped).jpg

| title = Senator for Queensland

| term_start = 1 July 1913

| term_end = 30 June 1920

| constituency_AM1 = Bowen

| assembly1 = Queensland Legislative

| term_start1 = 2 October 1909

| term_end1 = 27 April 1912

| predecessor1 = Francis Kenna

| successor1 = Edwin Caine

| constituency_AM2 = South Brisbane

| assembly2 = Queensland Legislative

| term_start2 = 9 October 1920

| term_end2 = 11 May 1929

| predecessor2 = Edgar Free

| successor2 = Neil MacGroarty

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1875|11|12}}

| birth_place = Maryborough, Queensland, Australia

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1932|8|21|1875|11|12}}

| death_place = Eagle Junction, Queensland, Australia

|restingplace = Nudgee Cemetery

|birthname = Myles Aloysius Ferricks

| nationality = Australian

| spouse = Beatrice Ingham Waugh

| party = Australian Labor Party

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| alma_mater =

| occupation = Journalist, Teacher

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Myles Aloysius Ferricks (12 November 1875 – 21 August 1932) was an Australian politician.{{cite web|title=Former Members|publisher=Parliament of Queensland|year=2015| url=http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=3720027357|accessdate= 1 February 2015}}

Born in Maryborough, Queensland, he was educated there at Christian Brothers School before becoming a bush worker, teacher and journalist, and editor of the Bowen Independent.

In 1909, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the Labor member for Bowen, serving until 1912. In 1913 he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Queensland. He remained in the Senate until his defeat in 1919, taking effect in 1920.{{Cite Au Senate|Sen id=myles-aloysius-ferricks|name=FERRICKS, Myles Aloysius (1875–1932)|first=Rodney|last=Sullivan|access-date=28 December 2022|year=2000}}{{cite web|last=Carr|first=Adam|title=Australian Election Archive|work=Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive|url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia|year=2008|accessdate=2008-11-16}} In 1920, he returned to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for South Brisbane, serving until 1929.

Ferricks died in 1932. His funeral was held at St Stephen's Cathedral which proceeded to Nudgee Cemetery.{{cite news |date=22 August 1932 |title=Family Notices. |page=8 |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21980506 |accessdate=1 February 2015 |via=Trove}}