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Mr Alfred William YEO (1890 - 1976)

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Date of Birth: 17/08/1890
Place of Birth: Cobboro, near Dunedoo, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 29/03/1976
Place of Death: Leeton, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Member for Castlereagh 26 Mar 1938 18 Apr 1941 3 years 24 days
Member for Castlereagh 11 May 1935 24 Feb 1938 2 years 9 months 14 days
Member for Castlereagh 11 Jun 1932 12 Apr 1935 2 years 10 months 2 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 11 Jun 1932 18 Apr 1941 8 years 10 months 8 days
Political Party Activity
Country Party, councillor 1933-1946.
Community Activity
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Farmer and grazier. Educated at Tooraweenah and Dunedoo public schools; became a farmer of sheep, wheat and rice; owned Wattle View at Tooraweenah; moved to the Leeton area in the early 1950s; secretary of Tooraweenah Agricultural Society., Railway League, Farmers and Settlers' Association and Graziers' Association; prominent tennis player in youth; contributor to Country Party journal.
Military Service
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Councillor of Gilgandra shire 1928-1931
Personal
Son of David Yeo, labourer, and his wife Agnes Mary Mason. Married (1) Amy Murray on 15 December 1926. Married (2) Alwyn Morris and they had 1 daughter and 1 son. Church of England.
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.