People Australia

Life Summary [details]

Birth

5 May, 1874
Christchurch, New Zealand

Death

31 August, 1941 (aged 67)
Bellevue Hill, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

cancer (not specified)

Cultural Heritage

Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.

• English
• New Zealander

Religious Influence

Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.

• Anglican
• Methodist

Education

• Newington College (Sydney)
• University of Sydney

Occupation

• judge
• liberal/conservative politician
• Member of Lower House
• premier

Military Service

• World War I

Awards

• Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George

Clubs

• University Club (Sydney)

Key Events

• Coal Lockout (1929, NSW)
• Eucharistic Congress, Sydney, 1928
• Royal Commission on Food Supplies and Fish (NSW), 1911-13

Key Organisations

• Australian Club (Sydney)
• Bush Book Club of New South Wales
• Rotary Club of Sydney
• Royal Sydney Golf Club
• Sydney Repertory Theatre Society
• National Federal Party
• Australian National Defence League (NSW)
• Sydney University Law Society
• Australian Round Table
• Universal Service League (NSW)
• Cooks and Stewards' Union (Tas)
• Country Party (Tas)
• League of Nations Union (NSW)
• Australian Institute of International Affairs (national)

Political Activism

• Country Party
• federationist

Workplaces

• University of Tasmania
• University Chambers (Sydney)
• Willoughby Municipal Council (Sydney)
• Supreme Court of NSW