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Members Of The New South Wales Legislative Council, 1934–1937
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served between April 1934 and April 1937 were elected in 1933 or at a by-election. Prior to 1934 members had been appointed for life by the Governor on the advice of the Executive Council. This was the first occasion in which members had been elected, not directly by the people, but by a joint sitting of the New South Wales Parliament with members having a 12 year term. Being the first election, the members were elected in four groups of 15 members, for terms ending in 1937, 1940, 1943 and 1946. The President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ... was Sir John Peden. See also * First Stevens ministry * Second Stevens Ministry References {{DEFAULTSORT:Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1934- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New South Wales Legislative Council
The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. It is normal for legislation to be first deliberated on and passed by the Legislative Assembly before being considered by the Legislative Council, which acts in the main as a house of review. The Legislative Council has 42 members, elected by proportional representation in which the whole state is a single electorate. Members serve eight-year terms, which are staggered, with half the Council being elected every four years, roughly coinciding with elections to the Legislative Assembly. History The parliament of New South Wales is Australia's oldest legislature. It had its beginnings when New South Wales was a British colony under the control of the Governor, and was first established by the ''New South Wales Act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Sprent Nicholas
Early life Harold Sprent Nicholas (1877–1953) was an Australian judge, journalist and politician. He was born in Hobart, Tasmania in 1877 to William and Alice (née Sprent) Nicholas, daughter of James Sprent. Harold spent his childhood in Bothwell at the family property ''Nant'', and was educated at The Hutchins School, before earning his degree at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. Legal career Nicholas was admitted to the bar of the Inner Temple in 1901 and returned to Australia in the same year, where he became a successful journalist writing for the Sydney Morning Herald and Daily Telegraph. From 1929-34 he was founding editor of the Australian Quarterly. He was counsel advising the Royal Commission on the Constitution (1927–1929) and in December 1932 became a member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales as a member of the United Australia Party, remaining a member until 1934. In 1933-1935 he was the commissioner in a New South Wales Royal Commission into th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Grayndler
Edward Grayndler (12 October 1867 – 12 March 1943) was an Australian trade unionist and politician. He served as general secretary of the Australian Workers' Union (AWU) from 1912 to 1941, the longest term in the union's history. Grayndler was born in Mount Victoria, New South Wales. He left school at a young age and worked in the Outback, becoming an inaugural member of the Amalgamated Shearers' Union. He was a paid organiser with the AWU from 1895 and was appointed Victorian secretary in 1900. Grayndler succeeded as general secretary in 1912 and preserved the AWU's independence and influence over several decades. He was an anti-conscriptionist during World War I and during the 1920s was known for his anti-communism and support of the White Australia policy. Outside of his union positions he represented the Australian Labor Party (ALP) in the New South Wales Legislative Council for nearly 20 years. Early life Grayndler was born on 12 October 1867 in Mount Victoria, New Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Higgins (Australian Politician)
John Fortunatus Higgins (31 October 1884 – 28 July 1936) was an Australian politician. He was born in Glenorchy to orchardist Matthew Higgins and Anne Barry. He attended school at New Town, Tasmania and became a journalist. On 2 February 1913 he married Marion Honoria Harlow; the following year he married Felicitas Laverty (known as Mina) on 24 December 1914. He and Mina had a daughter, Patricia Margaret Higgins in 1917. From 1921 to 1936 he was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in th .... He opposed Jack Lang and sat as Federal Labor in the 1930s. Higgins died at Rose Bay in 1936. References 1884 births 1936 deaths Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales Members of the New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Rosenthal
Major General Sir Charles Rosenthal, (12 February 1875 – 11 May 1954) was an Australian architect, soldier, musician and politician. He commanded units of infantry in the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War, and in the 1920s was elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. Early life and career Rosenthal was born in Berrima, New South Wales to a Danish-born school master and Swedish-born mother. He trained as an architect and was elected associate of the Royal Victorian Institute of Architects in 1895. He became a draughtsman in the architectural division of the Department of Railways and Public Works in Perth. After becoming bankrupt and ill he returned to the eastern states in 1899. In 1906 he was made architect for the Anglican Diocese of Grafton and Armidale. He designed St Andrew's, Lismore, New South Wales, St Laurence's, Barraba, and Holy Trinity, Dulwich Hill, Sydney. First World War In 1892 Rosenthal joined the Geelong Batter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Armstrong (Australian Politician)
Thomas Armstrong (26 December 1885 – 13 June 1955) was an English-born Australian politician. He was born in Durham, the son of miner Thomas Armstrong. He arrived in Australia around 1887 and attended school at Wickham, later joining a colliery firm as a junior clerk. On 2 December 1908 he married Anice Pepper, with whom he had three children. He was a Wickham alderman from 1917 to 1920, serving as mayor in 1919, and eventually rose to the position of general manager of his firm. From 1935 to 1955 he was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, first for the United Australia Party and then for the Liberal Party. Armstrong died in Newcastle Newcastle usually refers to: *Newcastle upon Tyne, a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England *Newcastle-under-Lyme, a town in Staffordshire, England *Newcastle, New South Wales, a metropolitan area in Australia, named after Newcastle ... in 1955. References 1885 births 1955 deaths United Australia Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horace Whiddon
Horace William Whiddon (21 February 1879 – 11 May 1955) was an Australian politician. He was born in Sydney, the son of Samuel Thomas Whiddon. He attended Fort Street High School and became a wool merchant. On 25 July 1908 he married Lillian Curnow, with whom he had one son. He was in business with his brother and served as managing director of their wool manufacturing and export company. From 1934 to 1955 he was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, first representing the United Australia Party and then the Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. __TOC__ Active liberal parties This is a li .... Whiddon died in Burwood in 1955. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Whiddon, Horace 1879 births 1955 deaths United Australia Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales Liberal Party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New South Wales Parliament
The Parliament of New South Wales is a bicameral legislature in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), consisting of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (lower house) and the New South Wales Legislative Council (upper house). Each house is directly elected by the people of New South Wales at elections held approximately every four years. The Parliament derives its authority from the King of Australia, King Charles III, represented by the Governor of New South Wales, who chairs the Executive Council. The parliament shares law making powers with the Australian Federal (or Commonwealth) Parliament. The New South Wales Parliament follows Westminster parliamentary traditions of dress, Green–Red chamber colours and protocols. It is located in Parliament House on Macquarie Street, Sydney. History The Parliament of New South Wales was the first of the Australian colonial legislatures, with its formation in the 1850s. At the time, New South Wales was a British colony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lionel Courtenay
Lionel Thomas Courtenay (1 December 1879 – 11 July 1935) was an Australian businessman and politician. Born in Sydney, he left school at a young age but became general manager of an engineering company. He was involved in local politics, sitting on Mascot Council, Mosman Council and Sydney City Council. In 1932, he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council as a member of the United Australia Party. He left the Council in 1934 to contest the Australian Senate as a UAP candidate for New South Wales, in which he was successful. However, he died on 11 July 1935, 11 days after he formally became a Senator, necessitating the appointment of Guy Arkins to replace him. Early life Courtenay was born on 1 December 1879 in Balmain, New South Wales, the son of Catherine (née Gleeson) and Lionel Lewis Courtenay. His mother was born in Ireland, while his father, an engineer, was born in England. He attended Gardeners Road Public School in Rosebery. Business career Cour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Collins (Australian Politician)
Edward Easter Collins (28 March 1866 – 8 April 1936) was an Australian politician. He was born in Hawthorn, Victoria, Hawthorn to shepherd Francis Smith Collins and Ellen Kibble. He was educated in Geelong and became a wool merchant, settling in Wagga Wagga. In 1885 he married Emma Clayton, with whom he had two children. He was an alderman at Wagga Wagga from 1910 to 1922 and from 1923 to 1936, serving as mayor four times (1912–14, 1917–20, 1925–27, 1928–34). From 1932 to 1934 and from 1934 to 1936 he was a United Australia Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. Collins died in Manly, New South Wales, Manly in 1936. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Collins, Edward 1866 births 1936 deaths United Australia Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
