Mr George William BRAIN (1893 - 1969)**

Date of Birth: 18/01/1893 Place of Birth: Picton, New South Wales, Australia Date of Death: 18/01/1969 Place of Death: Willoughby, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position Start End Period Notes Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 25 Sep 1943 23 Jan 1968 24yr(s) 3mth(s) 30day(s) Member for Willoughby 25 Sep 1943 24 Apr 1944 7mth(s) 33rd (1941 - 1944) Member for Willoughby 27 May 1944 29 Mar 1947 2yr(s) 10mth(s) 3day(s) 34th (1944 - 1947) Member for Willoughby 3 May 1947 22 May 1950 3yr(s) 20day(s) 35th (1947 - 1950) Member for Willoughby 17 Jun 1950 14 Jan 1953 2yr(s) 6mth(s) 29day(s) 36th (1950 - 1953) Member for Willoughby 14 Feb 1953 6 Feb 1956 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 24day(s) 37th (1953 - 1956) Member for Willoughby 3 Mar 1956 16 Feb 1959 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 14day(s) 38th (1956 - 1959) Member for Willoughby 21 Mar 1959 5 Feb 1962 2yr(s) 10mth(s) 16day(s) 39th (1950 - 1953) Member for Willoughby 3 Mar 1962 31 Mar 1965 3yr(s) 29day(s) 40th (1962 - 1965) Member for Willoughby 1 May 1965 23 Jan 1968 2yr(s) 8mth(s) 23day(s) 41st (1965 - 1968)

Political Party Activity

Liberal Party.

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Chartered Accountant. Educated at Picton and Parramatta public schools; had a variety of jobs, including clerical work with the Western Post, Mudgee whislt studying accountancy part time; employed Starkey and Starkey, public accountants in Sydney in 1915; Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Australia (FICA); formed partnership with Brain and Noble which became Brain, Noble and Campbell in 1945; director of Beare and Ley Pty Limited, retailers, J.P Stuart Pty Ltd, retailers, McEwans Pty Ltd, retail grocers, and four terminating building societies; director of Chatswood Community Hospital; honorary secretary of Free Library Movement in 1936; president of the Monster War Carnival, Willoughby Park in 1941; honorary treasurer of New South Wales Division of Commonwealth Institute of Accountants; member of Middle Harbour progress association; New South Wales delegate to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association congress, India in 1957; keen sportsman, president of Parliamentary Bowling Club; Freemason.

Local Government Activity

Alderman at Willoughby from 1942 until 1944.

Personal

Son of William Brain, farmer, and Charlotte Blatch. Married Paulina Merkle at Mudgee on January 1918 and they had 4 sons. Funeral at Northern Suburbs crematorium from St John's Church of England at Willoughby.

Additional Information

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