Mr Joseph Alexander LAWSON (1893 - 1973)

Date of Birth: 27/07/1893
Place of Birth: Kanyapella, Victoria, Australia
Date of Death: 14/08/1973
Place of Death: North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position	Start	End	Period	Parliament
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly	11 Jun 1932	14 Aug 1973	41yr(s) 2mth(s) 4day(s)
Member for Murray	11 Jun 1932	12 Apr 1935	2yr(s) 10mth(s) 2day(s)	30th (1932 - 1935)
Member for Murray	11 May 1935	24 Feb 1938	2yr(s) 9mth(s) 14day(s)	31st (1935 - 1938)
Member for Murray	26 Mar 1938	18 Apr 1941	3yr(s) 24day(s)	32nd (1938 - 1941)
Member for Murray	10 May 1941	24 Apr 1944	2yr(s) 11mth(s) 15day(s)	33rd (1941 - 1944)
Member for Murray	27 May 1944	29 Mar 1947	2yr(s) 10mth(s) 3day(s)	34th (1944 - 1947)
Member for Murray	3 May 1947	22 May 1950	3yr(s) 20day(s)	35th (1947 - 1950)
Member for Murray	17 Jun 1950	14 Jan 1953	2yr(s) 6mth(s) 29day(s)	36th (1950 - 1953)
Member for Murray	14 Feb 1953	6 Feb 1956	2yr(s) 11mth(s) 24day(s)	37th (1953 - 1956)
Member for Murray	3 Mar 1956	16 Feb 1959	2yr(s) 11mth(s) 14day(s)	38th (1956 - 1959)
Member for Murray	21 Mar 1959	5 Feb 1962	2yr(s) 10mth(s) 16day(s)	39th (1950 - 1953)
Member for Murray	3 Mar 1962	31 Mar 1965	3yr(s) 29day(s)	40th (1962 - 1965)
Member for Murray	1 May 1965	23 Jan 1968	2yr(s) 8mth(s) 23day(s)	41st (1965 - 1968)
Member for Murray	24 Feb 1968	13 Jan 1971	2yr(s) 10mth(s) 21day(s)	42nd (1968 - 1971)
Member for Murray	13 Feb 1971	14 Aug 1973	2yr(s) 6mth(s) 2day(s)	43rd (1971 - 1973)

Political Party Activity

Country Party, councillor in 1933.

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Farmer and grazier. Educated at Deniliquin public school. Had mixed farming property near Deniliquin; secretary of Deniliquin branch in 1923. Farmers and Settlers Association, member of executive council from 1930 until 1931, vice president in 1932; member of Australian Wheatgrowers Federation in 1931; director of Deniliquin Hospital Board; member of Pastures Protection Board; member of Victorian Producers Co-operative Society in Deniliquin in 1923; noted athlete in youth.

Local Government Activity

Alderman at Deniliquin from 1925 until 1932, Mayor from 1931 until 1932

Personal

Son of James Lawson, carrier, and Mary Beattie. Married Mary Linus Gain, daughter of George Gain on 12 June 1917 and had issue, 3 daughters and 2 sons. Presbyterian. Funeral at Northern Suburbs Lawn cemetery from St Stephen's Presbyterian church in Macquarie Street, Sydney. His daughter, Mary Meillon, succeeded him as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for the seat of Murray.

Additional Information

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