Mr Samuel Douglas DICKSON (1894 - 1960)**

Date of Birth: 23/04/1894 Place of Birth: Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia Date of Death: 27/07/1960 Place of Death: Neutral Bay, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position Start End Period Notes Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 26 Mar 1938 27 Jul 1960 22yr(s) 4mth(s) 2day(s) Member for Temora 26 Mar 1938 18 Apr 1941 3yr(s) 24day(s) 32nd (1938 - 1941) Member for Temora 10 May 1941 24 Apr 1944 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 15day(s) 33rd (1941 - 1944) Member for Temora 27 May 1944 29 Mar 1947 2yr(s) 10mth(s) 3day(s) 34th (1944 - 1947) Member for Temora 3 May 1947 22 May 1950 3yr(s) 20day(s) 35th (1947 - 1950) Member for Temora 25 May 1950 14 Jan 1953 2yr(s) 7mth(s) 21day(s) 36th (1950 - 1953) Member for Temora 14 Feb 1953 6 Feb 1956 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 24day(s) 37th (1953 - 1956) Member for Temora 3 Mar 1956 16 Feb 1959 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 14day(s) 38th (1956 - 1959) Member for Temora 20 Feb 1959 27 Jul 1960 1yr(s) 5mth(s) 8day(s) 39th (1950 - 1953)

Political Party Activity

Country Party. Foundation president, Dirnaseer branch, on central council from 1939; deputy leader from 1953 until 1958.

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Farmer. Educated at Cootamundra superior public school; learnt stonemasons trade from his father and worked in his building and estate agency business. Member of Farmers and Settlers Association from 1920 until 1960. Branch president of Returned Servicemans League.

Military Service

Served in Australian Infantry Forces from 1915 until 1919, 30th Battalion, Egypt and France lieutenant; afterwards was a soldier and settler at Dirnaseer near Temora.

Personal

Son of Samuel Highfield, monumental mason. Married Alice Hope Moulton on 27 February 1925 at Alice Springs. Presbyterian. Funeral at Northern Suburbs crematorium.

Additional Information

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