Date of Birth: 27/07/1912
Place of Birth: Mayfield, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 26/09/1962
Place of Death: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Member of Printing Committee |
01 Sep 1955 |
01 Sep 1958 |
3 years 1 day |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Council |
23 Apr 1952 |
26 Sep 1962 |
10 years 5 months 4 days |
A Member of the indirectly elected Council 1934 - 1978. Date of Election 29 November 1951. |
Political Party Activity
Liberal Party
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Insurance broker. Educated at Cooks Hill High School; commenced business career as a Newcastle and Northern area representative for New England and North West Producers' Company Limited, wool brokers, partly instrumental in establishment of Newcastle Wool Exchange; transferred to family firm, P.W Saddington and Sons Pty Limited in late 1920's, sold insurance; later became a director of Saddington Insurances Pty Limited, and of A.R Stenhouse and Partners (Australia) Pty Limited with which Saddington Insurances Pty Limited merged in 1961; councillor of Newcastle Chamber of Commerce 1945 - 1962, president 1950 -1952; director of Hunter Valley Research Foundation 1958 - 1962, chairman 1961 - 1962; service during Hunter Valley floods; member of Newcastle Regional Development committee 1951 - 1962 and Port of Newcastle Authority; councillor of University of Newcastle in 1962; member of Newcastle War Memorial Cultural Centre committee; closely associated with New England New States movement; prominent Freemason; member of Newcastle Diocesan Synod 1960 - 1962, chairman of Diocesan Liaison committee. Recreational interests include bowling and yachting.
Military Service
During 1939 - 1945 war served in Newcastle National Emergency Services.
Honours Received
Officer Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1960
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of Percy Saddington, insurance broker, and Clara Birkenhead. Married Claire Hogarth on 10 April 1937 and had issue, 1 daughter and 2 sons. Church of England. Funeral at Beresfield crematorium from Christ Church of England cathedral, Newcastle.
