Preceded by Theodore Unmack Nationality Scottish Australian Resigned June 30, 1935 Succeeded by Arthur Hawthorn Role Politician | Preceded by James Drake Name Matthew Reid Succeeded by Thomas Finney Spouse(s) Mary Smart Resting place Cremation | |
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Born 30 September 1856
Ayrshire, Scotland ( 1856-09-30 ) Died August 28, 1947, Brisbane, Australia Political party Australian Labor Party, Commonwealth Liberal Party, Nationalist Party of Australia, United Australia Party | ||
Matthew Reid (30 September 1856 – 28 August 1947) was a Scottish-born Australian politician.
Born in Ayrshire, he worked in London as a carpenter before migrating to Australia in 1887. He was active in the Carpenters' Union and was an organiser of the Australian Labour Federation from 1890. In 1893, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the Labor member for Toowong. Defeated in 1896, he was elected as the member for Enoggera in 1899, serving until 1902. He served as President of the Queensland Labor Party in 1905, but left the party in 1909 to join the new Commonwealth Liberal Party.
In 1917, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Nationalist Senator for Queensland. He remained a Senator until his retirement in 1934, by which time he was a member of the United Australia Party, successor to the Nationalist Party.
Reid died in 1947.