Date of Birth: 23/04/1894
Place of Birth: Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 27/07/1960
Place of Death: Neutral Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Member for Temora |
20 Feb 1959 |
27 Jul 1960 |
1 year 5 months 8 days |
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| Member for Temora |
03 Mar 1956 |
16 Feb 1959 |
2 years 11 months 14 days |
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| Member for Temora |
14 Feb 1953 |
06 Feb 1956 |
2 years 11 months 24 days |
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| Member for Temora |
25 May 1950 |
14 Jan 1953 |
2 years 7 months 21 days |
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| Member for Temora |
03 May 1947 |
22 May 1950 |
3 years 20 days |
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| Member for Temora |
27 May 1944 |
29 Mar 1947 |
2 years 10 months 3 days |
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| Member for Temora |
10 May 1941 |
24 Apr 1944 |
2 years 11 months 15 days |
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| Member for Temora |
26 Mar 1938 |
18 Apr 1941 |
3 years 24 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
26 Mar 1938 |
27 Jul 1960 |
22 years 4 months 2 days |
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Political Party Activity
Country Party. Foundation president, Dirnaseer branch, on central council from 1939; deputy leader from 1953 until 1958.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Farmer. Educated at Cootamundra superior public school; learnt stonemasons trade from his father and worked in his building and estate agency business. Member of Farmers and Settlers Association from 1920 until 1960. Branch president of Returned Servicemans League.
Military Service
Served in Australian Infantry Forces from 1915 until 1919, 30th Battalion, Egypt and France lieutenant; afterwards was a soldier and settler at Dirnaseer near Temora.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of Samuel Highfield, monumental mason. Married Alice Hope Moulton on 27 February 1925 at Alice Springs. Presbyterian. Funeral at Northern Suburbs crematorium.
