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Former Member Details

Mr Alfred William YEO (1890 - 1976)

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Date of Birth: 17/08/1890
Place of Birth: Cobboro, near Dunedoo, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 29/03/1976
Place of Death: Leeton, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Member for Castlereagh 26 Mar 1938 18 Apr 1941 3 years 24 days
Member for Castlereagh 11 May 1935 24 Feb 1938 2 years 9 months 14 days
Member for Castlereagh 11 Jun 1932 12 Apr 1935 2 years 10 months 2 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 11 Jun 1932 18 Apr 1941 8 years 10 months 8 days
Political Party Activity
Country Party, councillor 1933-1946.
Community Activity
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Farmer and grazier. Educated at Tooraweenah and Dunedoo public schools; became a farmer of sheep, wheat and rice; owned Wattle View at Tooraweenah; moved to the Leeton area in the early 1950s; secretary of Tooraweenah Agricultural Society., Railway League, Farmers and Settlers' Association and Graziers' Association; prominent tennis player in youth; contributor to Country Party journal.
Military Service
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Councillor of Gilgandra shire 1928-1931
Personal
Son of David Yeo, labourer, and his wife Agnes Mary Mason. Married (1) Amy Murray on 15 December 1926. Married (2) Alwyn Morris and they had 1 daughter and 1 son. Church of England.
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