14 Facts About William Lennon

William Lennon was a politician in Queensland, Australia.

William Lennon was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council.

William Lennon was employed there for ten years but clashes with James Burns over administrative procedures and salary levels led to his resignation and Lennon then established his own mercantile and auctioneering business in Townsville.

William Lennon was a director of the Bank of North Queensland and the Townsville Gas Company.

On 29 November 1877 William Lennon married Mary Cecilia Ryan at Ballarat and together had three sons and three daughters.

William Lennon died in Brisbane in May 1938 after several years of bad health.

William Lennon started off his career by being a councilor on the Thuringowa Divisional Board.

William Lennon would go on to represent the electorate until his resignation on 1920 to take up the role of Lieutenant-Governor of Queensland.

Once William Lennon took the role of Lieutenant-Governor he immediately appointed another fifteen Labor men to the Council, much to the disgust of the "old Guard" members such as Arthur Hawthorn and Patrick Leahy.

Cooper refused to sign the minutes stating the Council was already overburdened and the trick of sending William Lennon out of state was a farce.

William Lennon returned to Queensland having recovered from the ill health he claimed to have and reassumed office as Lieutenant-Governor.

William Lennon then appointed himself, not only to be Hamilton's replacement in the Council, but to the role of President as well.

In December of 1920 Matthew Nathan became the State Governor and William Lennon ceased acting as Administrator.

William Lennon remained the salaried Lieutenant-Governor until the Labor government lost power in 1929.