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Mr Christopher Baron LETHBRIDGE (1886 - 1981)

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Date of Birth: 30/08/1886
Place of Birth: Mitchell, Queensland, Australia
Date of Death: 08/03/1981
Place of Death: Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Member for Corowa 27 May 1944 16 Aug 1946 2 years 2 months 21 days
Member for Corowa 10 May 1941 24 Apr 1944 2 years 11 months 15 days
Member for Corowa 26 Mar 1938 18 Apr 1941 3 years 24 days
Member for Corowa 11 Dec 1937 24 Feb 1938 2 months 14 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 11 Dec 1937 16 Aug 1946 8 years 8 months 6 days
Political Party Activity
Independent, voted against Stevens in August 1939; joined Liberals in 1946
Community Activity
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Lawyer (solicitor). Educated at Brisbane Grammar School; admitted as a solicitor in 1920, and became a partner at Nicholson and Lethbridge, Corowa, retired in 1965; became a life member of Albury and District Ambulance Board; president of Corowa Race Club
Military Service
Served in Australian Infantry Forces from 1916 until 1917, 55th Battalion, Private
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of William Baron Lethbridge, clerk, and Jane Walker Boulton. Married Irene Elizabeth Paterson on 2 February 1915 and had issue, 3 sons. Roman Catholic.
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.