Date of Birth: 19/10/1885
Place of Birth: Hedley Hill, Lanchester, Durham, England
Date of Death: 02/11/1957
Place of Death: Gordon, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Member for Drummoyne |
26 Mar 1938 |
18 Apr 1941 |
3 years 24 days |
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| Member for Drummoyne |
11 May 1935 |
24 Feb 1938 |
2 years 9 months 14 days |
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| Member for Drummoyne |
11 Jun 1932 |
12 Apr 1935 |
2 years 10 months 2 days |
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| Minister of Justice |
18 Oct 1927 |
03 Nov 1930 |
3 years 17 days |
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| Member for Drummoyne |
08 Oct 1927 |
18 Sep 1930 |
2 years 11 months 11 days |
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| Member for Botany |
30 May 1925 |
07 Sep 1927 |
2 years 3 months 9 days |
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| Member for Botany |
25 Mar 1922 |
18 Apr 1925 |
3 years 25 days |
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| Member for Botany |
20 Mar 1920 |
17 Feb 1922 |
1 year 10 months 29 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
20 Mar 1920 |
18 Apr 1941 |
21 years 30 days |
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Political Party Activity
National Party and United Australia Party, councillor from 1931 until 1933, 1934 until 1937, whip from 1922 until 1927.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Engineer. Educated at public school, Leadgate, Durham, and Cliff College in Sheffield; water works engineer with Weardale and Consett Water Company for ten years; became a Methodist minister; arrived in Australia in 1910, minister at Yanco and Gilgandra; grazier; took a prominent part in recruiting marches from Gilgandra and the North Coast; director of Ferrier and Dickinson; member of Protestant Federation.
Military Service
Served in Australian Imperial Forces from 1915 until 1918, 21st Battalion, invalided home, lieutenant; served in 2nd Australian Infantry Forces from 1940 until 1943, with United States Army from 1944 until 1945; Captain
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Alderman at Drummoyne from 1934 until 1937, Mayor in 1936
Personal
Son of James Lee, coalminer, and Jessie Watson. Married Gladys Irene Dickinson on 28 February 1920.
