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Former Member Details

Mr Albert Frank SMITH (1885 - 1975)

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Date of Birth: 23/10/1885
Place of Birth: Cundletown, Manning River, Australia
Date of Death: 15/10/1975
Place of Death: Normanhurst, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Member for Balmain 20 Mar 1920 17 Feb 1922 1 year 10 months 29 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 20 Mar 1920 17 Feb 1922 1 year 10 months 29 days
Political Party Activity
National Party.
Community Activity
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Auctioneer. Educated at Cundletown Public school; joined Postmaster General's Department, telegraph messenger at Burraga 1900 - 1901, clerk, accounts branch 1901 - 1913; Australian Infantry Forces Real Estate and Auctioneeers Association, and of Returned Soldiers' Federation; executive member of Returned Serviceman's League; later became a citrus and dairy farmer; president of district council Primary Producers' Union; Freemason.
Military Service
Joined Australian Infantry Forces 1914, 13th Battalion, severely wounded at Gallipoli, invalided home, returned to active service in 1916, invalided home in 1917. Instructor of Signal Engineers' School in 1918, Aide-de-Camp to State Commandment General G.Ramacioitti, lieutenant
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of William John Everingham Smith, farmer, and Margaret Alicia Small. Married Evelyn (date unknown). Funeral at Point Clare cemetery at Gosford. Church of England.
Additional Information