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Mr Cecil Gordon WINGFIELD (1893 - 1955)

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Date of Birth: 21/09/1893
Place of Birth: Southgate, Clarence River, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 28/01/1955
Place of Death: Yamba, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Member for Clarence 14 Feb 1953 28 Jan 1955 1 year 11 months 15 days
Member for Clarence 25 May 1950 14 Jan 1953 2 years 7 months 21 days
Member for Clarence 03 Apr 1947 22 May 1950 3 years 1 month 20 days
Member for Clarence 28 Apr 1944 29 Mar 1947 2 years 11 months 2 days
Member for Clarence 10 May 1941 24 Apr 1944 2 years 11 months 15 days
Member for Clarence 26 Mar 1938 18 Apr 1941 3 years 24 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 26 Mar 1938 28 Jan 1955 16 years 10 months 3 days
Political Party Activity
Country Party.
Community Activity
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Storekeeper. Educated at Southgate and Ulmarra public schools; entered father's store at Southgate and later with his brother managed it; moved to Grafton where he opened his own mercery store; became president of Ulmarra Pastoral and Agricultural Society from 1917; became councillor of Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society from 1927; member of the advisory committee of Grafton Experimental Farm from 1926; member of New South Wales Ambulance Transport Board; Freemason; Rotarian.
Military Service
Enlisted in Australian Infantry Forces in 1914, discharged medically unfit.
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of Jonathon, storekeeper, and Sarah Jane Dixon. Married Eileen McDonald on 16 August 1918 and had issue, 1 daughter and 1 son. Presbyterian. Funeral at Grafton cemetery from St Andrew's Presbyterian church.
Additional Information

The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands.