Preceded by Tommy Williams Full Name James Burrows Political party ALP Party Australian Labor Party | Succeeded by Martin Hanson Nationality Australian Occupation Auditor | |
Born 12 February 1899
Eidsvold, Queensland, Australia ( 1899-02-12 ) Spouse(s) Bertha Maud Wilkinson (m.1940) Died 17 August 1970, Gladstone, Australia | ||
James "Jim" Burrows (21 December 1886 - 17 August 1970) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
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Biography
Burrows was born at Eidsvold, Queensland, the son of Henry Burrows and his wife Laura Christine (née Brandis). He was educated at Gaeta, Mount Perry and Many Peaks state schools and then did an accountancy and Local Government Clerkship correspondence course with Hemingway Robertson Ltd. He did general bushwork before becoming and auditor and registered valuer.
In October 1940 Burrows married Bertha Maud Wilkinson and together had four sons. He died at Gladstone in October 1978.
Public life
Burrows, representing the ALP, won the seat of Port Curtis at the 1947 Queensland state election. He held it for the next sixteen years before retiring at the 1963 Queensland state election.