Sir (Adrian) (Louis) Adrian SOLOMONS (1922 - 1991)

Date of Birth: 09/06/1922
Place of Birth: Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 20/12/1991
Place of Death: Double Bay, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position	Start	End	Period	Notes
Member of the NSW Legislative Council	12 Mar 1969	22 Apr 1976	7yrs 1mth 11days	A member before reconstitution. A Member of the indirectly elected Council 1934 - 1978. Dates of Election 12 March 1969 and 27 November 1975. Casual vacancy in 1969 – elected for balance of term of service of Hon. A.E. Armstrong, expelled.
Member of the NSW Legislative Council	23 Apr 1976	5 Mar 1984	7yrs 10mths 12days	A Member of the indirectly elected Council 1934 - 1978. Date of Election 27 November 1975. A long-term continuing Member on reconstitution on 6 November 1978.
Member of the NSW Legislative Council	30 Apr 1984	2 Aug 1991	7yr(s) 3mth(s) 4day(s)	A Member of the directly elected Legislative Council. Date of Election 24 March 1984. Resigned in 1991.
Chairman of Committees	28 Apr 1988	2 Jul 1991	3yr(s) 2mth(s) 5day(s)

Political Party Activity

Country Party. Member since 1949. National Party. All major offices culminating in National Presidency 1974 - 1980.

Community Activity

Wide association with most worthwhile community activities in Tamworth district. Rotary Freemasonry, Foundation Chairman Australian Broadcasting Corporation Celebrity Concerts Committee. Foundation Chairman Tamworth and North-West Medical Foundation.

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Lawyer (Solicitor). Educated at Tamworth High School and new England University College., and University of Sydney., BA 1945, LLB 1949; BA, LLB (Syd). Admitted as a solicitor in 1949; practised in Tamworth. Senior partner in Tamworth firm Everingham Solomons & Co. 1979-87, now consultant. New South Wales Advisory committee in Australian Broadcasting Corporation and chairman of Tamworth Celebrity Concerts committee 1960 -1967; delegate to Australian Constitution Convention in 1976; councillor of New England University 1971. Recreational interests include golf and deep sea fishing.

Military Service

2nd Australian Infantry Forces 1940-1946. Overseas service with 9 Aust Div. (2/8 Aust Field Regt).

Honours Received

Knighted in 1982 for services to law and politics.

Personal

Son of G.A Solomons. Married Olwyn Bishop on 29 November 1944 and had issue, 2 sons.

Additional Information

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