Australian Dictionary of Biography

12 February, 1906
Wick, Caithness, Scotland

26 November, 1994 (aged 88)
Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

• Scottish

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• Anderson, William Hewson (friend)
• Menzies, Robert Gordon (colleague)
• Murphy, Lionel Keith (colleague)
• McMahon, William (acquaintance)
• Cope, James Francis (political adversary)
• Symon, Josiah Henry (related entry)

• Tumby Bay Public School (SA) (student, 1912-1916)
• St Peter's College (Adelaide) (student, 1917-1923)

• dairy farmer (1931-1934) South Australia, Australia
• grazier (cattle) (1934-1975) Victoria, Australia
• grazier (sheep) (1934-1975) Victoria, Australia
• army officer (1942-1944) Federal, Australia
• liberal/conservative party organiser (1947-1951) Victoria, Australia
• liberal/conservative politician (1951-1953) Federal, Australia
• Member of Upper House (1951-1953) Federal, Australia
• liberal/conservative politician (1962-1978) Federal, Australia
• Member of Upper House (1962-1978) Federal, Australia

• World War II (army officer)
• 18th Light Horse Regiment (army officer, 1924-1929)
• Australian Army Service Corps (army officer, 1941-1942)

• Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1970)

• Liberal Party (Vic) (politician, 1951-1978)

• Koijak (Vic) (co-owner, 1934)

• Dalgety & Co Ltd (employee, 1924-1926)
• General Motors-Holden Ltd (employee, 1926-1931)