Theodore Unmack
{{Short description|Australian politician}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|honorific-prefix =
|name = Theodore Unmack
|honorific-suffix =
|image = Theodore Unmack - Queensland politician.png
|caption =
| constituency_AM1 = Toowong
| assembly1 = Queensland Legislative
| term_start1 = 19 May 1888
| term_end1 = 29 April 1893
| predecessor1 = New seat
| successor1 = Matthew Reid
|birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1835|12|21}}
|birth_place = Hamburg, Germany
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1919|9|17|1835|12|21 }}
|death_place = Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
|restingplace = Toowong Cemetery
|birthname = Theodore Oscar Unmack
|nationality = Australian
|party =
|otherparty =
|spouse = Kathleen Macdonnell, Robina Glassford
| alma_mater =
| occupation = Businessman
| relations =
}}
Theodore Oscar Unmack (21 December 1835
{{cite news
|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article76984592
|title=Mr. Theodore Unmack.
|newspaper=Warwick Argus
|location=Qld.
|date=12 August 1890
|accessdate=26 August 2014
|page=2
|publisher=National Library of Australia
}}
{{cite news
|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article120572872
|newspaper=The Queensland Times
|location=Ipswich, Qld.
|title=Brisbane News.
|date=18 September 1919
|accessdate=26 August 2014
|page=5
|publisher=National Library of Australia}}
was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and Postmaster-General of Queensland.
Early life
Unmack was born at Hamburg and arrived in Victoria (Australia) in 1853, where he engaged in mercantile pursuits.{{cite Australasia|Unmack, Hon. Theodore}} He went to Queensland in 1860, and commenced business in Brisbane.
Public life
On 19 May 1888, Unmack was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the electoral district of Toowong in the 1888 colonial election. He held the seat until 29 April 1893 (the 1893 election).{{Cite QldMLA|accessdate=26 August 2014}}{{Cite QldElectorate|accessdate=26 August 2014}}
Unmack was also president of the Brisbane Chamber of Commerce for several years, and for two years acted as Consul for Germany.
{{cite web
|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22376866
|title=Passing of the Pioneers.
|date=27 September 1919
|newspaper=The Queenslander
|location=Brisbane, Qld.
|accessdate=26 August 2014
|page=11
|publisher=National Library of Australia
}} (with photo)
He was a prominent Freemason, and held the position of Provincial Grand Master (T.C.).
On the accession to power of Sir Samuel Griffith, Unmack was appointed Secretary for Railways and Postmaster-General on 12 August 1890; he held those roles until 27 March 1893.
Later life
Unmack died on 17 September 1919 and was buried in Toowong Cemetery.[https://online.brisbane.qld.gov.au/cemeteries/cemeteries_step3.jsp?mapdisplay=141718 Unmack Theodore] – Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 26 January 2015. He was survived by his second wife, four sons and two daughters.
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Category:Colony of Queensland people
Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly