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James Christian “Jens” Peterson (11 December 1880 – 30 April 1953) was a builder and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
Born in Rockhampton, Queensland, he attended school in Rockhampton and became a builder, working in Rockhampton, Mount Morgan, and Sydney. He was secretary of the Rockhampton Workers Political Organisation in 1898.
From 1929 until 1932 Peterson, now a member of the governing Country and Progressive National Party, was the Home Secretary. As Home Secretary, Mr Peterson was responsible for local government and introduced legislation which gave a home occupier the right to vote in local elections in place of adult franchise.
He also passes legislation which removed children’s courts from the precincts of the Police Court, a move that had been proposed by the Queensland Parliament’s first woman member, Irene Longman.
Description source:
Queensland Parliamnent, Wikipedia
View the original image at Queensland State Archives:
Digital Image ID 5736