George Blocksidge

George Henry Blocksidge was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Biography

Blocksidge was born at Brisbane, Queensland, the son of the William Blocksidge and his wife Esther. He was educated at Brisbane State Schools and became a real estate agent.
On 3 November 1880 he married Kate Georgina Bell at Ipswich and together had two sons and five daughters, one of which was the well-known poet William Baylebridge. He died in January 1944 and his funeral proceeded from Quambathella, his East Brisbane residence to the Balmoral Cemetery.

Public life

Blocksidge was mayor of South Brisbane in 1903 before winning the seat of Woolloongabba for the Opposition Party at the 1907 [Queensland state election], defeating the sitting member Thomas Dibley. He held the seat until the special state election held the following year when he was beaten by the Ministerial candidate, David Hunter.