William Kelso (1872 – 2 January 1956) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
Biography Kelso was born in Busby, East Renfrewshire, Scotland, to John Kelso and his wife Catherine (née Marshall). Following his education at the Brisbane Normal School and Brisbane Grammar School, he worked in Nundah as a public accountant.
On 3 October 1900, Kelso married Elizabeth Freeman (d. 1939)Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 16 April 2016. in Brisbane; the couple had one son and one daughter. Kelso died in January 1956 and was cremated at the Mt Thompson Crematorium.William Kelso ( - 1956) — Heaven Address. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
Public life A member of the Queensland United Party, Kelso was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1923 as the member for Nundah. He held the seat until 1932, when he was defeated by the Labor candidate John Hayes.
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