Mr D'Arcy ROSE (1888 - 1964)**

Date of Birth: 14/08/1888 Place of Birth: Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia Date of Death: 17/08/1964 Place of Death: Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position Start End Period Notes Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 7 Oct 1939 16 Feb 1959 19yr(s) 4mth(s) 10day(s) Member for Upper Hunter 7 Oct 1939 18 Apr 1941 1yr(s) 6mth(s) 12day(s) 32nd (1938 - 1941) Member for Upper Hunter 10 May 1941 24 Apr 1944 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 15day(s) 33rd (1941 - 1944) Member for Upper Hunter 27 May 1944 29 Mar 1947 2yr(s) 10mth(s) 3day(s) 34th (1944 - 1947) Member for Upper Hunter 3 May 1947 22 May 1950 3yr(s) 20day(s) 35th (1947 - 1950) Member for Upper Hunter 17 Jun 1950 14 Jan 1953 2yr(s) 6mth(s) 29day(s) 36th (1950 - 1953) Member for Upper Hunter 14 Feb 1953 6 Feb 1956 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 24day(s) 37th (1953 - 1956) Member for Upper Hunter 3 Mar 1956 16 Feb 1959 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 14day(s) 38th (1956 - 1959)

Political Party Activity

Country Party.

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Produce merchant and dairy farmer. As a young man established a produce and seed merchant's business at Wyong, also real estate business, and poultry farmer; later purchased and ran a dairying property at Aberdeen; owned trotters and racehorses, committee member of Wyong Agricultural Society from 1917, life member 1950; cricketer and footballer, umpire on Central Coast; Freemason.

Personal

Son of John Alexander Rose, company director, and Henrietta Elizabeth Fligg. Married Isabel Mary Hall on 6 June 1906 and had issue, 2 daughters and 2 sons. Funeral at Northern Suburbs crematorium. Protestant.

Additional Information

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