The Forgan Smith Ministry was a ministry of the Government of Queensland and was led by Labor Premier William Forgan Smith . It succeeded the Moore Ministry on 18 June 1932, seven days after Arthur Edward Moore 's CPNP government was defeated at the 1932 state election . The ministry was followed by the Cooper Ministry on 16 September 1942 following Forgan Smith's retirement from politics.
20-820: On 18 June 1932, the Governor, Sir Leslie Orme Wilson , designated 10 principal executive offices of the Government, and appointed the following Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland to the Ministry as follows: Premier Chief Secretary Treasurer Deputy Premier Secretary for Public Lands Labor was re-elected at the 1935 election and the Ministry was reconstituted on 21 May 1935. Premier Chief Secretary Treasurer Deputy Premier Secretary for Public Lands Secretary for Health Secretary for Home Affairs Labor
40-566: A Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George 2 July 1937. A locality in Bangalore , called Wilson Garden, is named after Leslie Wilson. Attorney-General of Queensland The attorney-general of Queensland is a ministerial position of the Government of Queensland with responsibility for the state's legal and justice system. As of 1 November 2024 ,
60-614: A joining Brother to Lamington Lodge. The Master read a letter from the United Grand Lodge of Queensland, dated Wednesday, 14 June, covering a special dispensation to ballot at the same meeting. After the ballot, the Master declared Wilson was duly elected a member of Lamington Lodge. The following year, on Wednesday, 25 July 1934, Wilson was invested and installed as the Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of Queensland. He
80-677: A number of occasions, including the marriage of their son Peter. Wilson died after being hit by a truck while walking in September 1955, aged 79. Winifred died at Caloundra, Queensland on 17 June 1959. Wilson was commissioned into the Royal Marine Light Infantry and served in the Second Boer War , where he was wounded, mentioned in despatches and awarded the Queen's South Africa Medal with five clasps and
100-635: A number of organisations such as the Red Cross and the Royal Flying Doctor Service to provide the holiday and healthcare arrangements. As at 2021, descendants of the governor remain involved with the service. On 13 May 1937, Wilson planted a small bunya tree on North Quay, Brisbane to mark the name change of the River Road to Coronation Drive to commemorate the coronation of King George VI . From 1932 to 1942, Wilson
120-524: A post he held until 1946, one of the longest gubernatorial tenures in British history. He was the longest-serving governor of the state. In the early years of his appointment, Wilson toured the state widely and was concerned by the poor health of the children in rural areas due to prolonged drought, the Great Depression , and the distance of medical services. He convened working parties to find
140-505: A solution, resulting in the 1935 establishment of the Queensland Bush Children’s Health Scheme (now BUSHKids). It brought children from rural areas for six-week summer stays in coastal locations, where the children could enjoy a holiday, while receiving nutrious meals, medical and dental checkups, and appropriate treatments. Children with severe health problems would be flown to major hospitals. The scheme coordinated
160-762: The Distinguished Service Order . In 1901 he achieved the rank of captain. From 1903 to 1909, Wilson served as aide-de-camp to the Governor of New South Wales , Sir Harry Rawson . During World War I , Wilson commanded Hawke Battalion of the Royal Naval Division with the rank of temporary lieutenant colonel in the Royal Marines and fought at Gallipoli , where he was again mentioned in despatches, and in France, where he
180-603: The RMS ; Otranto (1925) on Monday, 13 June 1932, Wilson proceeded to the Queensland Parliament House, where he was sworn in as the 15th Governor of Queensland and representative of His Majesty King George V. At the Regular Meeting of Lamington Lodge, No. 110 UGLQ, held on Thursday, 6 July 1933, a motion was passed that RW Brother Wilson PDGM (Bombay), PGD (England) be accepted as
200-757: The Lodge in 1913 and Worshipful Master in 1917. He was the Primus Master of Old Pauline Lodge No. 3969 consecrated on Friday 18 July 1919. In 1922 he was appointed Junior Grand Warden of the United Grand Lodge of England and District Grand Master of Bombay in the following year. To this day there is a Lodge in Pune , Leslie Wilson Lodge No. 4880 EC, named for him. When he was appointed Governor of Queensland, he became Grand Master of Queensland's Grand Lodge serving for 12 years. After arriving in Brisbane aboard
220-728: The Treasury from 1921 to 1922. He was also the Conservative Chief Whip. At the 1922 general election , Wilson abandoned his Reading constituency to contest the Westminster St. George's division, but was defeated by an Independent Conservative. However within a few weeks he was re-elected at a by-election at Portsmouth South . He was again Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury from 1922 to 1923 under Bonar Law and later Stanley Baldwin , and
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#1732783609720240-551: The sitting Liberal candidate, Sir Rufus Isaacs , the Attorney-General . In 1913, Wilson was returned to Parliament for Reading , a seat he held until 1922. In 1919 Wilson was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Shipping in the coalition government headed by David Lloyd George , a position he held until the Ministry of Shipping was abolished in 1921, and then served as Parliamentary Secretary to
260-617: Was admitted to the Privy Council on 20 June 1922. In July 1923, Wilson resigned from this position and his seat in the House of Commons on his appointment as Governor of Bombay . Wilson remained in Bombay until 1928. In the 1929 New Years Honours he was appointed Knight Grand Commander of The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India. In 1932, Wilson was made Governor of Queensland ,
280-406: Was appointed to the Ministry. Leslie Orme Wilson Sir Leslie Orme Wilson , GCSI , GCMG , GCIE , DSO , PC (1 August 1876 – 29 September 1955) was a British Royal Marines officer, Conservative politician, and colonial governor. He served as Governor of Bombay from 1923 to 1926 and as Governor of Queensland from 1932 to 1946. Wilson
300-465: Was proclaimed as the Grand Master for the last time, on Wednesday, 24 July 1945, marking his entry upon his twelfth year as the Grand Master. Wilson was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George 6 September 1916, a Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire 31 October 1923, a Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India 26 February 1929 and
320-727: Was re-elected at the 1938 election and the Ministry was reconstituted on 12 April 1938. Premier Chief Secretary Deputy Premier Secretary for Public Lands Deputy Premier (from 24 September 1940) Treasurer Secretary for Health Secretary for Home Affairs Secretary for Mines (until 12 April 1939) Secretary for Labour and Industry (from 12 April 1939) Secretary for Public Works Secretary for Public Instruction Minister without portfolio (until 12 April 1939) Secretary for Mines (12 April–4 August 1939) Minister for Transport (from 4 August 1939) Minister without portfolio (until 4 August 1939) Secretary for Mines (from 4 August 1939) Labor
340-918: Was re-elected at the 1941 election and the Ministry was reconstituted on 16 April 1941. The Ministers served until the resignation of William Forgan Smith on 16 September 1942 and the formation of a new ministry under Deputy Premier Frank Cooper. Premier Chief Secretary Secretary for Public Instruction (8 December 1941 – 9 February 1942) Deputy Premier Treasurer Secretary for Health Secretary for Home Affairs Secretary for Public Works Secretary for Public Instruction (until 8 December 1941) Secretary for Mines (until 8 December 1941) Attorney-General (from 8 December 1941) Attorney-General (until 8 December 1941) Secretary for Mines (8 December 1941 – 27 January 1942) Secretary for Public Instruction Secretary for Mines John O'Keefe died on 27 January 1942. On 9 February, Arthur Jones
360-525: Was severely wounded. On 2 December 1915, Wilson was carrying dispatches on the Greek ship Spetzia when officers from a German submarine boarded the ship and captured him and another officer, Colonel Napier. In January 1910, at the general election , Wilson unsuccessfully stood as the Conservative candidate for Poplar . In December 1910, he was Unionist candidate for Reading , but was defeated by
380-683: Was the Chief Scout of The Boy Scouts Association's Queensland Branch , resigning in 1943 when he disagreed with the decision to make the Chief Commissioner a paid position. Wilson was a freemason . He was initiated into the craft in the Lodge Ionic No. 65, in Sydney , while serving as an aide-de-camp to Harry Rawson . When he returned to England, in 1909, he became a member of Navy Lodge No. 2612. He became Senior Warden of
400-704: Was the son of Henry Wilson, a stockbroker, and his wife Ada Alexandrina (née Orme), and was educated at St Michael's School, Westgate , and St Paul's School, London . Wilson married Winifred May, daughter of Charles Smith, of Sydney , Australia, in 1909. They lived at the Manor House at Waltham St Lawrence in Berkshire . They had three children, two sons and a daughter: On his retirement as Governor of Queensland , Wilson and his wife Winifred returned to live in Surrey , England. However, they visited Queensland on
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