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1899-1957 He was born on 30 June 1899 in Herberton, Queensland, Australia. He was educated at Townsville and Brisbane Grammar schools, and the University of Queensland. He taught at various local schools while he studied for the B.Ed at the University of Melbourne. From 1928 he lectured at the Teachers' Training College Brisbane. He was president of the State Secondary School Teachers' Association, 1932-1933 and 1935-36; president of the Queensland Teachers' Union, 1936-1937; lecturer in education and experimental psychology in the department of philosophy, University of Queensland, 1937-1946; part-time senior psychologist in the Department of Labour and National Service, 1943-1945; associate professor of education and experimental psychology, University of Queensland from 1946; dean of the faculty of education, University of Queensland from 1949; and director of external studies, University of Queensland, from 1950. He was also chairman of the State branch of the National Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis in Australia, 1956-1957; chair of the education committee of the Crèche and Kindergarten Association of Queensland,1945-1957; member of the Queensland Marriage Guidance Council; and Vice-President of the Queensland Section of the New Education Fellowship. He died of cancer on 1 May 1957. educationalist GB/366/913 John Laverty, 'Ringrose, Edward Colin Davenport (1899 - 1957)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 16, Melbourne University Press, 2002, pp 95-96. accessed http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/A160112b.htm?hilite=ringrose 17/06/2009 Deposited/Corporate/WEF/People/Australia/Ringrose 07/04/2009 Mkklibyz 17/06/2009 Mkklibyz Ringrose; Edward Colin Davenport (1899-1957); educationalist Ringrose Edward Colin Davenport Male International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes f3d45e48-73ea-45c1-b932-08565bc9462b