David Henry Drummond (11 February 1890–13 June 1965) was an Australian politician and farmer. He was a member of the Country Party and served in both the

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(1920–1949) and the

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(1949–1963).

Early life

Drummond was born in

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and was educated at public schools and at

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, but was forced by financial problems to seek work. In 1902, he became a

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. He moved to

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in 1907 as a farm-hand and in 1913 he married Pearl Hilda Victoria Goode, daughter of a grazier in

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State politics

Drummond was elected as a member of the

in 1920, representing

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for the Progressive Party, which in due course became the Country Party; and from 1927 to 1949 he was the member for

. He was a foundation member of the

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. He was Minister for Education from 1927 to 1930 and 1932 to 1941. He established the Armidale Teachers College in the 1930s and helped establish the University of New England in 1937.

Federal politics

In 1949, Drummond switched to federal politics and was elected to the

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seat of

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. Drummond retired in 1963 and died in

in 1965.

References

Drummond's Publications

* * * * * * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Drummond, David 1890 births 1965 deaths Members of the Australian House of Representatives Members of the Australian House of Representatives for New England Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia People educated at Scots College (Sydney) 20th-century Australian politicians People from Armidale