Roland Hislop
{{Short description|Australian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox MP
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Roland Hislop
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| image = Queensland Parliamentary Labor Party 1935.jpg
| caption = Queensland Parliamentary Labor Party, 1935 - Hislop is on the far right in the back row.
| constituency_AM1 = Sandgate
| assembly1 = Queensland Legislative
| term_start1 = 11 May 1935
| term_end1 = 29 March 1941
| predecessor1 = Hubert Sizer
| successor1 = Eric Decker
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1884|4|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
| death_date = {{death date and age|1948|5|30|1884|4|20|df=y}}
| death_place = Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
| restingplace =
| birthname = Roland William Hislop
| spouse = Daisy Elizabeth Davidge (m.1909 d.1953)
| party = Labor
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| alma_mater =
| occupation = Furniture manufacturer
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Roland William Hislop (20 April 1884 – 30 May 1948) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.{{cite web|title=Former Members|publisher=Parliament of Queensland|year=2015| url=http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=1886403064|accessdate=12 June 2016}}
Biography
Hislop was born in Brisbane, Queensland, the son of William Hislop and his wife Alice (née Toyne) and educated in Brisbane. He was a well-known furniture manufacturer and after he was finished in politics worked as a welfare officer with the Queensland Apprenticeships Committee.
On 21 December 1909, he married Daisy Elizabeth Davidge (died 1953).[https://www.qld.gov.au/law/births-deaths-marriages-and-divorces/family-history-research/ Family history research] — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 12 June 2016. Hislop died in May 1948 and was cremated at the Mt Thompson Crematorium.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49661092 |title=Family Notices |newspaper=The Courier-mail |issue=3593 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=1 June 1948 |accessdate=12 June 2016 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}
Public career
Hislop won the seat of Sandgate for the Labor Party at the 1935 Queensland state election, defeating James Kenny of the Country and Progressive National Party.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article39749770 |title=Election Was Won On a Minority Vote |newspaper=The Courier-mail |issue=1432 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=4 April 1938 |accessdate=12 June 2016 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}} He went on to hold the seat for six years before his defeat at the 1941 Queensland state election by Eric Decker of the Country Party.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article42047299 |title=HOW STATE VOTED FOR NEW PARLIAMENT |newspaper=The Courier-mail |issue=3310 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=17 April 1944 |accessdate=12 June 2016 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}
References
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Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Category:Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland