Date of Birth: 27/07/1893
Place of Birth: Kanyapella, Victoria, Australia
Date of Death: 14/08/1973
Place of Death: North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Member for Murray |
13 Feb 1971 |
14 Aug 1973 |
2 years 6 months 2 days |
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| Member for Murray |
24 Feb 1968 |
13 Jan 1971 |
2 years 10 months 21 days |
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| Member for Murray |
01 May 1965 |
23 Jan 1968 |
2 years 8 months 24 days |
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| Member for Murray |
03 Mar 1962 |
31 Mar 1965 |
3 years 29 days |
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| Member for Murray |
21 Mar 1959 |
05 Feb 1962 |
2 years 10 months 16 days |
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| Member for Murray |
03 Mar 1956 |
16 Feb 1959 |
2 years 11 months 14 days |
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| Member for Murray |
14 Feb 1953 |
06 Feb 1956 |
2 years 11 months 24 days |
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| Member for Murray |
17 Jun 1950 |
14 Jan 1953 |
2 years 6 months 29 days |
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| Member for Murray |
03 May 1947 |
22 May 1950 |
3 years 20 days |
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| Member for Murray |
27 May 1944 |
29 Mar 1947 |
2 years 10 months 3 days |
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| Member for Murray |
10 May 1941 |
24 Apr 1944 |
2 years 11 months 15 days |
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| Member for Murray |
26 Mar 1938 |
18 Apr 1941 |
3 years 24 days |
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| Member for Murray |
11 May 1935 |
24 Feb 1938 |
2 years 9 months 14 days |
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| Member for Murray |
11 Jun 1932 |
12 Apr 1935 |
2 years 10 months 2 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
11 Jun 1932 |
14 Aug 1973 |
41 years 2 months 4 days |
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Political Party Activity
Country Party, councillor in 1933.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Farmer and grazier. Educated at Deniliquin public school. Had mixed farming property near Deniliquin; secretary of Deniliquin branch in 1923. Farmers and Settlers Association, member of executive council from 1930 until 1931, vice president in 1932; member of Australian Wheatgrowers Federation in 1931; director of Deniliquin Hospital Board; member of Pastures Protection Board; member of Victorian Producers Co-operative Society in Deniliquin in 1923; noted athlete in youth.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Alderman at Deniliquin from 1925 until 1932, Mayor from 1931 until 1932
Personal
Son of James Lawson, carrier, and Mary Beattie. Married Mary Linus Gain, daughter of George Gain on 12 June 1917 and had issue, 3 daughters and 2 sons. Presbyterian. Funeral at Northern Suburbs Lawn cemetery from St Stephen's Presbyterian church in Macquarie Street, Sydney. His daughter, Mary Meillon, succeeded him as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for the seat of Murray.
Additional Information
Papers in the Charles Sturt University Regional Archives:
http://www.csu.edu.au/research/archives/collection/regional/records/political
