Sir Albert Eli Lind (21 February 1878 – 26 June 1964) was an Australian politician.

Early life

Lind was born in 1878 in East Charlton, Victoria, the son of Oliver Nicholas Lind, a farmer from Denmark, and his Welsh wife Mary Ann Clay. In 1882, drought forced the family to move to East Gippsland where Lind was educated at Lucknow, and then to Bairnsdale in 1884 where he attended Bairnsdale state school. By the age of 12, he was a builder's apprentice and worked in several trades. In 1904, then just married, Lind selected a 640-acre property at Mount Taylor, where he established a dairy farm with his brother Ernie.J. D. Adams
'Lind, Sir Albert Eli (1878–1964)'
''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', National Centre of Biography, Australian National University,, accessed 9 July 2013.

Political career

Lind entered politics as a councillor for the Shire of Bairnsdale from 1914 to 1925. In October 1920, he was elected to the

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for the seat of Gippsland East for the Victorian Farmers' Union (VFU).Lind, Sir Albert Eli
''Re-member'', Parliament of Victoria. On 2 April, Lind was made Minister of

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, President of the Board of Land and Works and Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey in Albert Dunstan's cabinet.Gazette 59
''Victoria Government Gazette'', Government of Victoria, 2 April 1935. On 13 October 1937, Lind was voted deputy leader of the United Country Party in an unexpected ballot at the party's pre-sessional meeting, and therefore became

Deputy Premier of Victoria The deputy premier of Victoria is the second-most senior officer in the Government of Victoria. The deputy premier position was created in May 1932, with Robert Menzies being the first person to hold the position. The deputy premier is appointe ...

. When John McDonald won government in 1950, Lind resumed his portfolios of lands and

forests A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' ...

, as well as the additional portfolio of soldier settlement. Lind was knighted in the 1951 King's Birthday honours for his service in the Victorian Legislative Assembly.LIND, Albert Eli
''It's an Honour'', 7 June 1951.

Family

Lind married Flora Catherine Arthur on 31 August 1904 at Bairnsdale. They had four sons and five daughters. Lind was the uncle of

Alan Lind Alan Alfred Campbell Lind (20 April 1913 – 5 December 1988) was an Australian politician. His uncle was Sir Albert Eli Lind, a long-serving state MP. After his marriage in 1938 Lind became a schoolteacher, and saw active service in the ...

, who was also a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Labor Party, representing the districts of

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(1952–1955) and

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(1969–1979).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lind, Alfred 1878 births 1964 deaths Deputy Premiers of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Presidents of the Board of Land and Works National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria Australian Knights Bachelor Australian pastoralists Australian people of Danish descent Australian people of Welsh descent People from Charlton, Victoria Ministers for Forests (Victoria)