deaths
January 7, 1963
Arthur Edward Moore, New Zealand-Australian farmer and politician, 23rd Premier of Queensland (born 1876)

Arthur Edward Moore
Arthur Edward Moore was an Australian politician. He was the Country and Progressive National Party Premier of Queensland, from 1929 to 1932. He was the only Queensland Premier not to come from the ranks of the Labor Party between 1915 and 1957. Although successful in achieving the unity of the conservative forces in Queensland for an extended period, Moore's abilities were tested by the onset of the Great Depression and like many other governments in Australia and elsewhere his was unable to endure the formidable challenges it posed.
Premier of Queensland
The premier of Queensland is the head of government in the Australian state of Queensland.
January 7
January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 358 days remain until the end of the year.