Date of Birth: 01/01/1870
Place of Birth: Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 21/12/1944
Place of Death: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Member for Ryde |
27 May 1944 |
21 Dec 1944 |
6 months 25 days |
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| Member for Ryde |
10 May 1941 |
24 Apr 1944 |
2 years 11 months 15 days |
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| Member for Hornsby |
26 Mar 1938 |
18 Apr 1941 |
3 years 24 days |
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| Honorary Minister |
22 Aug 1935 |
13 Apr 1938 |
2 years 7 months 23 days |
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| Member for Hornsby |
11 May 1935 |
24 Feb 1938 |
2 years 9 months 14 days |
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| Member for Hornsby |
11 Jun 1932 |
12 Apr 1935 |
2 years 10 months 2 days |
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| Member for Hornsby |
25 Oct 1930 |
18 May 1932 |
1 year 6 months 24 days |
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| Member for Hornsby |
08 Oct 1927 |
18 Sep 1930 |
2 years 11 months 11 days |
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| Member for Cumberland |
22 Sep 1926 |
07 Sep 1927 |
11 months 17 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
22 Sep 1926 |
21 Dec 1944 |
18 years 3 months |
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Political Party Activity
National Councillor 1929 - 1930, United Australia Party, councillor 1935 -1937, dropped from Ministry in 1938, became an Independent; associated with moves to form the Political Reformist League in 1944; whip 1932 - 1935.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Clerk and company secretary. Educated at Fort Street public school; joined wool and stock firm of Harrison, Jones and Devlin, as clerk, became secretary of the company., which later amalgamated with Goldsborough Mort and Company Limited; visited United Kingdom and Europe in 1914; secretary of Master Butchers' Federation of New South Wales until 1926
Military Service
Joined volunteer defence forces as a young man, Torpedo and Signalling Corps, served with Australian Infantry Forces 1915 - 1918 Mining Corps, major, invalided home in 1917, quarter-master at Molongolo Concentration Camp, Volunteer Officers' Decoration in 1922.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Alderman at Drummoyne 1905 - 1911.
Personal
Son of George Shand, joiner, and Elizabeth Burns. Married Ann Donald in 1896 and had issue, 1 daughter and 2 sons. Funeral at Northern Suburbs crematorium from Epping Congregationalist church.
