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Mr Roy Stanley VINCENT (1892 - 1965)

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Date of Birth: 06/02/1892
Place of Birth: Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 05/06/1965
Place of Death: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Member for Raleigh 17 Jun 1950 14 Jan 1953 2 years 6 months 29 days
Member for Raleigh 03 May 1947 22 May 1950 3 years 20 days
Member for Raleigh 27 May 1944 29 Mar 1947 2 years 10 months 3 days
Member for Raleigh 10 May 1941 24 Apr 1944 2 years 11 months 15 days
Minister for Agriculture 02 Apr 1938 13 Apr 1938 12 days
Member for Raleigh 26 Mar 1938 18 Apr 1941 3 years 24 days
Member for Raleigh 11 May 1935 24 Feb 1938 2 years 9 months 14 days
Secretary for Mines and Minister for Forests 18 Jun 1932 16 May 1941 8 years 10 months 29 days
Member for Raleigh 11 Jun 1932 12 Apr 1935 2 years 10 months 2 days
Member for Raleigh 25 Oct 1930 18 May 1932 1 year 6 months 24 days
Member for Raleigh 08 Oct 1927 18 Sep 1930 2 years 11 months 11 days
Member for Oxley 30 May 1925 07 Sep 1927 2 years 3 months 9 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 25 Mar 1922 14 Jan 1953 30 years 9 months 21 days
Political Party Activity
Country Party, councillor 1932, 1936 - 1941, 1948 - 1949, deputy leader 1950 - 1953, whip.
Community Activity
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Journalist. Educated at Uralla; with brother, became and editor and proprieter of Don Dorrigo Gazette; representative at Repatriation committee 1918 - 1920; foundation member of North Coast Development League which amalgamated with New States League with which closely associated; supporter of co-operative movement; president of Returned Serviceman's Leagues Club in Dorrigo in 1918; member of Aborigines Protection Board 1923 - 1937; co-author of Australia Subdivided
Military Service
Served in Australian Infantry Forces 1915 - 1916, 20th Battalion, severely wounded and gassed in France in 1916, Private
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of Frank Walker Vincent, editor, and Sarah Jane Rampling. Married Ethel Gertrude Hardwicke on 19 December 1919 and had issue, 2 daughters and 2 sons. Church of England. Funeral at Northern Suburbs cemetery from St Swithin's Church of England, Pymble.
Additional Information

The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands.