Life Summary - Sir Alexander Russell (Alick) Downer - Australian Dictionary of Biography

Downer, Sir Alexander Russell (Alick) (1910–1981)

	Downer, Sir Alexander Russell (Alick) (1910–1981)
Born	7 April 1910 North Adelaide , South Australia , Australia
Died	30 March 1981 Adelaide , South Australia , Australia
Religious Influence	Anglican
Occupation*	barrister (1935-1949) South Australia, Australia soldier (1940-1945) Federal, Australia prisoner of war (Australian) (1942-1945) Federal, Australia liberal/conservative politician (1949-1964) Federal, Australia Member of Lower House (1949-1964) Federal, Australia diplomat (1964-1975) Federal, Australia public servant (1964-1975) Federal, Australia

* Dates are approximate