Major Herbert Paton FITZSIMONS (1898 - 1970)

Date of Birth: 25/11/1898
Place of Birth: Gordon, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 31/01/1970
Place of Death: Wamberal, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position	Start	End	Period	Parliament	Notes
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly	26 Jul 1930	24 Apr 1944	13yr(s) 8mth(s) 30day(s)
Member of the NSW Legislative Council	14 Sep 1955	31 Jan 1970	14yr(s) 4mth(s) 18day(s)		A Member of the indirectly elected Council 1934 - 1978. Dates of Election 14 September 1955 and 21 November 1957. Casual vacancy – elected for balance of term of Padgen and Horne vacancies.
Member for Lane Cove	26 Jul 1930	18 Sep 1930	1mth(s) 24day(s)	28th (1927 - 1930)
Member for Lane Cove	25 Oct 1930	18 May 1932	1yr(s) 6mth(s) 24day(s)	29th (1930 - 1932)
Member for Lane Cove	11 Jun 1932	12 Apr 1935	2yr(s) 10mth(s) 2day(s)	30th (1932 - 1935)
Member for Lane Cove	11 May 1935	24 Feb 1938	2yr(s) 9mth(s) 14day(s)	31st (1935 - 1938)
Member for Lane Cove	4 Mar 1938	18 Apr 1941	3yr(s) 1mth(s) 15day(s)	32nd (1938 - 1941)
Member for Lane Cove	10 May 1941	24 Apr 1944	2yr(s) 11mth(s) 15day(s)	33rd (1941 - 1944)
Honorary Minister	15 Feb 1933	10 Feb 1935	1yr(s) 11mth(s) 27day(s)
Minister for Health	11 Feb 1935	5 Aug 1939	4yr(s) 5mth(s) 26day(s)
Minister for Health	5 Sep 1939	16 May 1941	1yr(s) 8mth(s) 12day(s)
Government Whip	2 Aug 1967	31 Jan 1970	2yr(s) 5mth(s) 30day(s)

Political Party Activity

Country Party. Joined the party on 29 September 1959.

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Printer and publisher. Educated at Abbotsholme School, Killara. Matriculated to University of Sydney in 1919; enrolled in 1920 and 1921 as a medical student. Worked for Boswell and Company, importers c.1923 until 1925, joined the sales staff of Pratten Brothers, printers Frederick Graham Pratten, became a director, resigned in 1935; attached to Army Medical Directorate in 1940, with United States Army Headquarters in Australia., established military hospitals. Registrar of Australian General Hospital from 1942 until 1943 with 2/5th Australian General Hospital., Port Moresby from 1943 until 1944, assistant registrar at Concord Miltary Hospital from 1944 until 1947, Major; bought out Leslie and Stead, general printers and publisher in 1947, sold out in 1955; executive member of New South Wales Commonwealth Parliamentary Association; sent overseas in 1939 to report on hospitals. Recreational interests include tennis, fishing and reading.

Military Service

Joined Australian Imperial Forces travelling to New Guinea with the medical corps but was too late to see action.

Local Government Activity

Alderman at Kuringai from 1944 until 1955

Personal

Son of William Robert Fitzsimons. Married Eleanor Brown on 2 April 1927 and had issue, 1 daughter and 1 son. Church of England. Funeral at Northern Suburbs cemetery from St John's Church of England, Gordon.

Additional Information

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