Mr Cecil Gordon WINGFIELD (1893 - 1955)**

Date of Birth: 21/09/1893 Place of Birth: Southgate, Clarence River, New South Wales, Australia Date of Death: 28/01/1955 Place of Death: Yamba, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position Start End Period Notes Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 26 Mar 1938 28 Jan 1955 16yr(s) 10mth(s) 3day(s) Member for Clarence 26 Mar 1938 18 Apr 1941 3yr(s) 24day(s) 32nd (1938 - 1941) Member for Clarence 10 May 1941 24 Apr 1944 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 15day(s) 33rd (1941 - 1944) Member for Clarence 28 Apr 1944 29 Mar 1947 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 2day(s) 34th (1944 - 1947) Member for Clarence 3 Apr 1947 22 May 1950 3yr(s) 1mth(s) 20day(s) 35th (1947 - 1950) Member for Clarence 25 May 1950 14 Jan 1953 2yr(s) 7mth(s) 21day(s) 36th (1950 - 1953) Member for Clarence 14 Feb 1953 28 Jan 1955 1yr(s) 11mth(s) 15day(s) 37th (1953 - 1956)

Political Party Activity

Country Party.

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Storekeeper. Educated at Southgate and Ulmarra public schools; entered father's store at Southgate and later with his brother managed it; moved to Grafton where he opened his own mercery store; became president of Ulmarra Pastoral and Agricultural Society from 1917; became councillor of Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society from 1927; member of the advisory committee of Grafton Experimental Farm from 1926; member of New South Wales Ambulance Transport Board; Freemason; Rotarian.

Military Service

Enlisted in Australian Infantry Forces in 1914, discharged medically unfit.

Personal

Son of Jonathon, storekeeper, and Sarah Jane Dixon. Married Eileen McDonald on 16 August 1918 and had issue, 1 daughter and 1 son. Presbyterian. Funeral at Grafton cemetery from St Andrew's Presbyterian church.

Additional Information

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