Sir Philip Henry Macarthur Goldfinch

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(13 April 1884 – 7 April 1943) was an Australian businessman and politician. He was born at

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, to Henry Edward Goldfinch, a

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, and Elizabeth Maria, ''née'' King. He arrived in New South Wales in 1886 and was educated at

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before working for the Colonial Sugar Refining Company (CSRC) in 1902 as a chemist. On 7 March 1911 he married Mary Cowper, with whom he had three children. Goldfinch was appointed general manager of CSRC in 1928 and served until 1943; he was also chairman of the British Settlers' Welfare Committee from 1931. In 1930, Goldfinch chaired a series of secret meetings to convene the Old Guard, a right-wing paramilitary organisation organised in opposition to the policies of New South Wales Premier Jack Lang. In 1935, Goldfinch won a by-election for the

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, but he resigned in 1937, before the expiration of his term, citing business commitments. Goldfinch was created a

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in 1934. He died at Roseville in 1943.

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