Mr Arthur Eames BUDD (1870 - 1957)

Date of Birth: 25/09/1870
Place of Birth: Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Date of Death: 28/11/1957
Place of Death: Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position	Start	End	Period	Parliament
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly	8 Oct 1927	24 Apr 1944	16yr(s) 6mth(s) 17day(s)
Member for Byron	8 Oct 1927	18 Sep 1930	2yr(s) 11mth(s) 11day(s)	28th (1927 - 1930)
Member for Byron	25 Oct 1930	18 May 1932	1yr(s) 6mth(s) 24day(s)	29th (1930 - 1932)
Member for Byron	11 Jun 1932	12 Apr 1935	2yr(s) 10mth(s) 2day(s)	30th (1932 - 1935)
Member for Byron	11 May 1935	24 Feb 1938	2yr(s) 9mth(s) 14day(s)	31st (1935 - 1938)
Member for Byron	26 Mar 1938	18 Apr 1941	3yr(s) 24day(s)	32nd (1938 - 1941)
Member for Byron	10 May 1941	24 Apr 1944	2yr(s) 11mth(s) 15day(s)	33rd (1941 - 1944)

Political Party Activity

Country Party. Councillor 1932 - 1943.

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Farmer and businessman. Educated privately raised in rural Queensland. Railway worker, timber getter and road contractor; in Murwillumbah district from 1891, farmer; also auctioneer; founded Budd's Farm Supplies Pty Ltd, managing director until 1927; chairman of directors of Tweed River Co-operative; Butter Company Limited; president of Murwillumbah School of Arts (1928); foundation member and secretary of Tweed River Agricultural Society (1910); vice president of Farmers and Settlers Association 1930 - 1948; district Coroner of Murwillumbah 1921 - 1927.

Local Government Activity

Alderman of Murwillumbah Municipal Council 1904 - 1908 and 1920 - 1927; Mayor 1922 - 1927.

Personal

Son of John Budd, farmer, and Sarah Naish Eames. Married (1) Annie Knight on 14 August 1895 and had issue, 2 daughters and 8 sons. Married (2) Ida Swinney on 8 January 1935. Burial at Mt Thompson cremation in Brisbane from All Saints' Church of England at Murwillumbah. His son, Sir Harry Vincent Budd, was a Member of the Legislative Council 1946 - 1978 and President of the Legislative Council 1966 - 1978.

Additional Information

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