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The Hon. Claude Hilton MATTHEWS (1899 - 1954)

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Date of Birth: 19/01/1899
Place of Birth: Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 09/01/1954
Place of Death: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Member for Leichhardt 14 Feb 1953 09 Jan 1954 10 months 27 days
Member for Leichhardt 17 Jun 1950 14 Jan 1953 2 years 6 months 29 days
Colonial Secretary 21 Sep 1949 30 Jun 1950 9 months 10 days
Minister for Tourist Activities and Immigration 09 Mar 1948 21 Sep 1949 1 year 6 months 13 days
Minister for Building Materials 19 May 1947 09 Mar 1948 9 months 20 days
Member for Leichhardt 03 Apr 1947 22 May 1950 3 years 1 month 20 days
Member for Leichhardt 27 May 1944 29 Mar 1947 2 years 10 months 3 days
Member for Leichhardt 10 May 1941 24 Apr 1944 2 years 11 months 15 days
Member for Leichhardt 26 Mar 1938 18 Apr 1941 3 years 24 days
Member for Leichhardt 11 May 1935 24 Feb 1938 2 years 9 months 14 days
Member for Leichhardt 20 Oct 1934 12 Apr 1935 5 months 24 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 20 Oct 1934 09 Jan 1954 19 years 2 months 21 days
Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP). Member of the central executive 1930 - 1934, 1944 - 1947; vice-president 1931 - 1933.
Community Activity
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Ironworker. Educated Petersham High School. Shopboy at Eveleigh railway workshops 1917 - 1920; labourer 1920 - 1922; tube attendant 1922 - 1934. Member of the Federal Ironworkers' Association; New South Wales vice-president 1926 - 1927; president 1929 - 1935. Delegate to Australian Council of Trade Unions Conference.
Military Service
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of Alfred Henry Matthews, foreman, and his wife Ellen Gertrude Walsh. Married Mabel Goodlett on 20 April 1923 and had issue, 1 son. Roman Catholic. Funeral at Rookwood cemetery.
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.