John Henry Coyne was born on 16 January 1865 in Melbourne, Victoria, the son of John Henry Coyne and his wife Margaret (née Ryan).[2] He left school at 16 and took up fencing, shearing, woolpressing, and many other professions. After finding his feet, he moved to Eulo, Queensland in 1890. He then married Mary Elizabeth Gordon (née Heath), a widow and had six children with her.[3]
Politicsedit
Harry Coyne was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly at the 1908 election in the electoral district of Warrego. He held the seat until he retired on 31 July 1923.[1][4] During that period, he was Chairman of Committees from 15 July 1915 to 12 October 1916, Secretary for Railways from 13 October 1916 to 30 April 1918, Secretary for Public Lands from 22 October 1919 to 12 November 1920, briefly Minister without Office from 12 November 1920 to 16 December 1920, and then again Secretary for Public Lands from 16 December 1920 to 2 July 1923.[1]
On 7 June 1926, Harry Coyne was the passenger in a taxi that hit an electric light pole outside the Excelsior Hotel in Flinders Street, Townsville; he was found lying in the street unconscious and was taken by ambulance to hospital where he was found to have a fractured skull.[8][9] Without having recovered consciousness, Harry Coyne died on 12 June 1926 surrounded by his family. The taxi driver Otto Korn was also hospitalised but survived.[2][10]
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harry, coyne, john, henry, coyne, january, 1865, june, 1926, australian, politician, served, member, queensland, legislative, assembly, electoral, district, warrego, from, 1908, until, 1923, member, queensland, legislative, assembly, warregoin, office, februar. John Henry Coyne 16 January 1865 12 June 1926 was an Australian politician who served as a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for the Electoral district of Warrego from 1908 until 1923 1 Harry CoyneMember of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for WarregoIn office 5 February 1908 31 July 1923Preceded byPatrick LeahySucceeded byRandolph BedfordPersonal detailsBornJohn Henry Coyne 1865 01 16 16 January 1865Melbourne Victoria AustraliaDied12 June 1926 1926 06 12 aged 61 Townsville Queensland AustraliaResting placeToowong CemeteryPolitical partyLaborSpouseMary Elizabeth Gordon m 1894 his death OccupationShearer Trade union organiser Contents 1 Early life 2 Politics 3 Later life 4 See also 5 ReferencesEarly life editJohn Henry Coyne was born on 16 January 1865 in Melbourne Victoria the son of John Henry Coyne and his wife Margaret nee Ryan 2 He left school at 16 and took up fencing shearing woolpressing and many other professions After finding his feet he moved to Eulo Queensland in 1890 He then married Mary Elizabeth Gordon nee Heath a widow and had six children with her 3 Politics editHarry Coyne was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly at the 1908 election in the electoral district of Warrego He held the seat until he retired on 31 July 1923 1 4 During that period he was Chairman of Committees from 15 July 1915 to 12 October 1916 Secretary for Railways from 13 October 1916 to 30 April 1918 Secretary for Public Lands from 22 October 1919 to 12 November 1920 briefly Minister without Office from 12 November 1920 to 16 December 1920 and then again Secretary for Public Lands from 16 December 1920 to 2 July 1923 1 Harry Coyne was the chairman of a number of subcommittees of the Queensland War Council including those concerned with Anzac Cottage Trust and the commemoration of Anzac Day 5 6 He was also involved in the construction of Anzac Avenue to Redcliffe 7 Later life editOn 7 June 1926 Harry Coyne was the passenger in a taxi that hit an electric light pole outside the Excelsior Hotel in Flinders Street Townsville he was found lying in the street unconscious and was taken by ambulance to hospital where he was found to have a fractured skull 8 9 Without having recovered consciousness Harry Coyne died on 12 June 1926 surrounded by his family The taxi driver Otto Korn was also hospitalised but survived 2 10 Harry Coyne was accorded the honour of a state funeral which was held at St Andrew s Presbyterian Church on the corner of Ann Street and Edward Street Brisbane on 16 June 1926 after which he was buried in Toowong Cemetery 11 12 See also editMembers of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1908 1909 1909 1912 1912 1915 1915 1918 1918 1920 1920 1923 1923 1926References edit a b c Part 2 15 Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860 2017 and the Legislative Council 1860 1922 PDF Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015 2017 The 55th Parliament Queensland Parliament Archived from the original on 26 April 2020 Retrieved 26 December 2014 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link a b Former Members Parliament of Queensland 2015 Archived from the original on 15 February 2015 Retrieved 15 February 2015 Armstrong John Coyne John Harry 1865 1926 Australian Dictionary of Biography Archived from the original on 28 February 2019 Retrieved 27 February 2019 Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860 2017 PDF Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012 2017 The 55th Parliament Queensland Parliament Archived from the original PDF on 27 April 2020 Retrieved 26 December 2014 ANZAC COTTAGE OPENED The Brisbane Courier National Library of Australia 16 December 1918 p 6 Retrieved 29 December 2014 PERSONAL LINKS WITH THE PAST Notable Moments in the Nundah Cemetery The Queenslander National Library of Australia 22 April 1922 p 26 Archived from the original on 2 October 2020 Retrieved 29 December 2014 ANZAC MEMORIAL AVENUE FUND The Brisbane Courier National Library of Australia 24 June 1922 p 4 Archived from the original on 2 October 2020 Retrieved 29 December 2014 SERIOUS SMASH The Cairns Post Qld National Library of Australia 8 June 1926 p 4 Retrieved 28 December 2014 FRACTURED SKULL Maryborough Chronicle Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser Qld National Library of Australia 8 June 1926 p 6 Retrieved 28 December 2014 DEATH OF MR COYNE Townsville Daily Bulletin Qld National Library of Australia 14 June 1926 p 4 Archived from the original on 2 October 2020 Retrieved 28 December 2014 THE LATE MR COYNE The Brisbane Courier National Library of Australia 15 June 1926 p 14 Retrieved 29 December 2014 Coyne John Henry Grave Location Search Brisbane City Council Archived from the original on 29 December 2014 Retrieved 29 December 2014 Parliament of Queensland Preceded byPatrick Leahy Member for Warrego1908 1923 Succeeded byRandolph Bedford Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harry Coyne amp oldid 1157894819, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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