Selwyn Muller

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The Honourable
Selwyn Muller
Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
In office
8 August 1979 – 17 Oct 1983
Preceded by Jim Houghton
Succeeded by John Warner
Constituency Fassifern
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Fassifern
In office
17 May 1969 – 22 October 1983
Preceded by Alf Muller
Succeeded by Kev Lingard
Personal details
Born Selwyn John Muller
(1917-10-18)18 October 1917
Boonah, Queensland, Australia
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Boonah, Queensland, Australia
Resting place Kalbar General Cemetery
Nationality Australian
Political party National Party
Other political
affiliations
Country Party
Spouse(s) Patricia Margaret O'Callaghan (m.1950 d.1988)
Relations Alf Muller (Father)
Occupation Dairy farmer
Religion Roman Catholic

Selwyn John "Sel" Muller (18 October 1917 – 24 February 2008) was a dairy farmer and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Biography

Muller was born in Boonah, Queensland, to parents Adolf Gustav Muller and his wife Annie (née Lobegeiger) and attended Kalbar State School and Boonah High School. He became a farmer and grazier in the Boonah district. In World War Two he was assigned to the 7 Division Cavalry Regiment reaching the rank of Lieutenant.[1]

On the 14th August 1950 Muller married Patricia Margaret O'Callaghan (died 1988) and together had one son and one daughter. He died in February of 2008 and was buried in Kalbar General Cemetery.[2]

Political career

Muller represented the state seat of Fassifern from 1969 until 1983, taking over the seat from his father, Alf Muller. He was the Speaker from 1979 until 1983.[1]

References

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  2. Cemeteries OnlineScenic Rim Regional Council Retrieved 27 March 2016.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
1979–1983
Succeeded by
John Warner
Preceded by Member for Fassifern
1969–1983
Succeeded by
Kev Lingard