Mr Alexander Ewan ARMSTRONG (1916 - 1985)

Date of Birth: 15/06/1916
Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 27/04/1985
Place of Death: Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position	Start	End	Period	Parliament	Notes
Member of the NSW Legislative Council	23 Apr 1952	25 Feb 1969	16yr(s) 10mth(s) 3day(s)		A Member of the indirectly elected Council 1934 - 1978. A Member of the indirectly elected Council 1934 - 1978. Dates of Election 29 November 1951 and 21 November 1963. Expelled from Parliament.

Political Party Activity

Liberal Party. Active in the Eden - Monaro electorate 1946 - 1952. Country Party (joined 1956).

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Grazier and company director. Educated at Scots College in Sydney. Worked on family property at Mahonga in Albury then to Winderadeen and Collector. Managed both properties until c.1954; returned to Sydney and supervised the management of Winderadeen until sold in 1970; chairman of Mahonga Pty Limited, Winderadeen Pty Limited, Australian Factors Limited, George Armstrong and Son Pty Limited, Palgrave Corporation Limited, Landmark Corporation. Member of the Nuclear Research Foundation, University of Sydney and Water Research Foundation, University of New South Wales; Union and Australia Clubs.

Personal

Son of George Armstrong, doctor, and Florence Edith Ewan. Married (1) Marjorie Alma Goodhew on 10 February 1945 and they had 2 daughters; divorced. Married (2) Margaret Rose Cleary in July 1963.

Additional Information

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