THE HON. DIGBY FRANK DENHAM, M. L. A.,
Home Secretary and Secretary for Agriculture.
The new Secretary for Agriculture and for the Home Department was born at Langport, Somerset, England, in 1859, and was educated at the local
Grammar School. He arrived in Australia in 1881, and spent four years in business as a wheat buyer in South Australia. In 1885 he came to
Queensland with his brother to commence a business as produce merchants. Mr. Denham is also Chairman of Directors of the New Swanbank
Colliery Company, and a leading shareholder in the Silverwood Dairy Company. After some preparation for political life in local government
institutions in the State, he contested the Oxley Electorate, rendered vacant by the death of Mr. S. Grimes, and was returned by a large majority.
Consequent upon the change of Ministry last year, Mr. Denham accepted the portfolios he now holds of Home Secretary and Secretary for Agriculture
in the Morgan Ministry.