Richard Trout

Richard Trout
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Enoggera
In office 25 February 1911 – 22 May 1915
Preceded by	Arthur Hawthorn
Succeeded by	William Lloyd
Personal details
Born	Richard Trout (1851-12-18)18 December 1851 Exeter, Devon, England
Died	30 June 1932(1932-06-30) (aged 80) Ashgrove, Queensland, Australia
Resting place	Toowong Cemetery
Nationality	English Australian
Political party	Ministerial
Spouse	Sophie Anne Newman (m.1872 d.1937)
Occupation	Company director

Richard Taylor Trout^[1] (18 December 1851 – 30 June 1932) was a company director and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.^[2]

Biography

Trout was born in Exeter, Devon, to John Trout and his wife Sarah (née Tree).^[3] He came to Australia at an early age and was educated at Brisbane State School. He worked at the government printer before trying his hand at mining at Palmer and became a director of Sturmfels Ltd, a wool broking company.^[2]

On 3 February 1872 he married Sophie Anne Newman (died 1937)^[3] at the residence of the bride's father, The Oval^[1] and together had five sons and five daughters.^[2] He died at Ashgrove, Brisbane, and his funeral proceeded from Cumestree, his Ashgrove home to the Toowong Cemetery.^[4][5]

Political career

Trout, for the Ministerialists, won the 1911 by-election for the seat of Enoggera^[6] following the resignation of Arthur Hawthorn who had become a member of the Queensland Legislative Council.^[7] He defeated the Labor candidate, William Lloyd by 145 votes.^[6]

He held Enoggera until losing to Lloyd at the 1915 state election.^[8]

References

1. "Family Notices". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XXVI, no. 4, 477. Queensland, Australia. 5 February 1872. p. 2. Retrieved 26 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
2. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
3. Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
4. "Family Notices". The Brisbane Courier. No. 23, 220. Queensland, Australia. 1 July 1932. p. 10. Retrieved 26 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
5. Deceased Search — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
6. "THE BY-ELECTIONS". The Brisbane Courier. No. 16, 577. Queensland, Australia. 27 February 1911. p. 7. Retrieved 26 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
7. Hawthorn, Arthur George Clarence — Parliament of Queensland. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
8. "DETAILS OF THE VOTING". Morning Bulletin. No. 15, 780. Queensland, Australia. 24 May 1915. p. 7. Retrieved 26 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Arthur Hawthorn	Member for Enoggera 1911–1915	Succeeded by William Lloyd