Date of Birth: 26/04/1893
Place of Birth: Widnes, Lancashire, England
Date of Death: 22/05/1966
Place of Death: Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Member of the NSW Legislative Council |
23 Dec 1925 |
22 Apr 1934 |
8 years 4 months |
Life Appointment under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 21 December 1925. |
| Member of the NSW Legislative Council |
23 Apr 1940 |
22 May 1966 |
26 years 1 month |
A Member of the indirectly elected Council 1934 - 1978. Date of Election 1 November 1939, 29 November 1951 and 21 November 1963.
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| Assistant Minister |
16 May 1941 |
19 May 1947 |
6 years 4 days |
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| Assistant Minister |
16 May 1941 |
09 Mar 1948 |
6 years 9 months 23 days |
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| Minister for Building Materials |
09 Mar 1948 |
21 Sep 1949 |
1 year 6 months 13 days |
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| Minister for Building Materials |
09 Mar 1948 |
21 Sep 1949 |
1 year 6 months 13 days |
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| Secretary for Mines and Minister for Building Materials |
21 Sep 1949 |
30 Jun 1950 |
9 months 10 days |
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| Secretary for Mines and Minister for Building Materials |
21 Sep 1949 |
30 Jun 1950 |
9 months 10 days |
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| Minister for Secondary Industries and Minister for Building Materials |
30 Jun 1950 |
02 Apr 1952 |
1 year 9 months 4 days |
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| Minister for Secondary Industries and Minister for Building Materials |
30 Jun 1950 |
15 Aug 1952 |
2 years 1 month 17 days |
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| Minister for Secondary Industries and Minister for Building Materials |
03 Apr 1952 |
15 Aug 1952 |
4 months 13 days |
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| President of the Legislative Council |
18 Aug 1952 |
22 May 1966 |
13 years 9 months 5 days |
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Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP). Member of R.J. Heffron's (q.v.) group expelled August 1936 and readmitted; returning officer 1944-1952.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Accountant and newspaper manager. Educated at Farnworth Church of England Grammar, England; employed in accountancy department of West Gossage and Co., Widnes; arrival at Australia in 1913, joined accountancy department South Mine, Broken Hill; dismissed for activities opposing conscription; worked as labourer underground; employed 1919 as assistant manager, later as general manager Barrier Daily Truth; moved to Sydney, advertising manager Labor Daily, later Daily News, 1938-1940; general secretary Australian Labor Party 1940-1941, campaign director 1940-1952; owned orchard at Lower Portland; director of Stocks and Holdings Ltd 1964-1966, of Associated Rural Industries Ltd 1964-1966 and Australia Rice Pty Ltd 1966; member Amalgamated Miners' Association, later Workers' Industrial Union of Australia, and of Barrier District Assembly; member Chartered Institute of Secretaries; trustee Ku-ring-gai Chase 1947-1963, Chairman 1954-1962.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of Edward, alkali labourer, and Bertha Stancliffe. Married Alice Celia Cogan on 22 Oct 1922 at Broken Hill and had issue, l son and 4 daughters. Church of England. Funeral at Northern Suburbs Crematorium from St James' Church of England, King St.
Additional Information
Text from the book: 'The Presiding Officers of the Parliament of New South
Wales', Sydney, 1995
