Biographical Dictionary of the House of Representatives
This project charts the lives of the men and women who since Federation have held the position of Speaker, Deputy Speaker, or Clerk of the House of Representatives.
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Adermann, Sir Charles Frederick
(1896–1979)
farmer and politician
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Andrew, John Neil
(1944–)
farmer and Speaker of the House of Representatives
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Aston, Sir William John (Bill)
(1916–1997)
Speaker of the House of Representatives
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Bamford, Frederick William
(1849–1934)
publican, politician and Chairman of Committees
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Barlin, Lyndal McAlpin (Lyn)
(1932–)
Clerk of the House of Representatives
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Bayley, James Garfield
(1882–1968)
educationalist and Chairman of Committees
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Bell, Sir George John
(1872–1944)
soldier, grazier and politician
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Berinson, Joseph Max (Joe)
(1932–2018)
pharmacist, government minister and Chairman of Committees of the House of Representatives
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Bishop, Bronwyn Kathleen
(1942–)
Speaker of the House of Representatives
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Blake, Douglas Maurice (Doug)
(1925–)
Clerk of the House of Representatives
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Bowden, George James
(1888–1962)
farmer, soldier and politician
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Browning, Alan Robert
(1928–2004)
Clerk of the House of Representatives
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Burke, Anna Elizabeth
(1966–)
Speaker of the House of Representatives
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Cameron, Archie Galbraith
(1895–1956)
farmer and Speaker of the House of Representatives
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Causley, Ian Raymond
(1940–2020)
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives
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Chanter, John Moore
(1845–1931)
farmer, auctioneer, commission agent and politician
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Child, Gloria Joan
(1921–2013)
first female Speaker of the House of Representatives
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Clark, Joseph James (Joe)
(1897–1992)
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives
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Cope, James Francis (Jim)
(1907–1999)
Speaker of the House of Representatives
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Duffy, Charles Gavan
(1855–1932)
Clerk of the House of Representatives
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Edwards, Ronald Frederick (Ron)
(1945–)
economist and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives
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Elder, David Russell
(1955–)
sixteenth Clerk of the House of Representatives
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Fowler, James Mackinnon
(1863–1940)
Chairman of Committees of the House of Representatives
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Gale, Walter Augustus
(1864–1927)
Clerk of the House of Representatives
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Green, Frank Clifton
(1890–1974)
Clerk of the House of Representatives
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Groom, Sir Littleton Ernest
(1867–1936)
barrister and politician, Speaker of the House of Representatives
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Halverson, Robert George (Bob)
(1937–2016)
Speaker of the House of Representatives
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Harris, Ian Charles
(1945–)
fourteenth Clerk of the House of Representatives
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Hawker, David Peter
(1949–)
grazier and twenty-fifth Speaker of the House of Representatives
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Holder, Sir Frederick William
(1850–1909)
first Speaker of the House of Representatives
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Jenkins, Sir George Henry
(1843–1911)
Clerk of the House of Representatives
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Jenkins, Henry Alfred (Harry)
(1952–)
Speaker of the House of Representatives
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Jenkins, Henry Alfred (Harry)
(1925–2004)
Speaker of the House of Representatives
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Johnson, Leslie Royston (Les)
(1924–2015)
trade unionist, politician, and Chairman of Committees
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Johnson, Sir William Elliot
(1862–1932)
Speaker of the House of Representatives
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Lucock, Philip Ernest
(1916–1996)
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives
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Mackay, George Hugh
(1872–1961)
politician and Speaker of the House of Representatives
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Makin, Norman John
(1889–1982)
ambassador and Speaker of the House of Representatives
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Martin, Stephen Paul
(1948–)
Speaker of the House of Representatives
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McDonald, Charles
(1860–1925)
watchmaker and politician
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McGrath, David Charles
(1872–1934)
storekeeper and Chairman of Committees of the House of Representatives
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McGregor, John Robert
(1873–1927)
Clerk of the House of Representatives
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McLeay, Sir John (Jack)
(1893–1982)
politician, businessman, and longest serving Speaker of the House of Representatives
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McLeay, Leo Boyce (Leo)
(1945–)
politician
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Millar, Percival Clarence (Clarrie)
(1925–2017)
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives
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Nairn, Walter Maxwell
(1879–1958)
lawyer and tenth Speaker of the House of Representatives
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Nehl, Garry Barr
(1934–)
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives
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Parkes, Ernest William
(1873–1941)
fifth Clerk of the House of Representatives
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Parkes, Norman James
(1912–1991)
ninth Clerk of the House of Representatives
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Pettifer, John Athol (Jack)
(1919–2014)
Clerk of the House of Representatives