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
| Member for Byron |
10 May 1941 |
24 Apr 1944 |
2 years 11 months 15 days |
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| Member for Byron |
26 Mar 1938 |
18 Apr 1941 |
3 years 24 days |
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| Member for Byron |
11 May 1935 |
24 Feb 1938 |
2 years 9 months 14 days |
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| Member for Byron |
11 Jun 1932 |
12 Apr 1935 |
2 years 10 months 2 days |
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| Member for Byron |
25 Oct 1930 |
18 May 1932 |
1 year 6 months 24 days |
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| Member for Byron |
08 Oct 1927 |
18 Sep 1930 |
2 years 11 months 11 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
08 Oct 1927 |
24 Apr 1944 |
16 years 6 months 17 days |
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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.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
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.
