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Southey, Sir Robert John (1922–1998)

	Southey, Sir Robert John (1922–1998)
Born	20 March, 1922 Hawthorn, Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
Died	29 September, 1998 (aged 76) Malvern, Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Religious Influence	Anglican
Related Entries [View as tree]	Myer, Margery Merlyn (mother-in-law) Masterman, Kay Chauncy (teacher)
Education*	Geelong Grammar School junior campus (Glamorgan, Melbourne) (student, 1927-1933) Geelong Grammar School (Vic) (student, 1935-1939) Oxford University (student, 1940-1948)
Occupation*	defence forces personnel (British) (1941-1946) Overseas liberal/conservative party organiser (1949-1975) Victoria, Australia wool broker (1949-1975) Victoria, Australia company director (1953-1990) Victoria, Australia company managing director (1959-1975) Victoria, Australia arts administrator (1980-1990) Victoria, Australia
Military Service*	World War II (British army officer)
Awards	Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (recipient, 1970) Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1976) Officer of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1993)
Clubs*	Melbourne Club (member, ?-1998) Melbourne Club (president, 1978-1979)
Key Events*	Dismissal of Whitlam government, 1975 (Liberal Party chairman)
Key Organisations*	BP Australia Ltd (company director, 1962) Geelong Grammar School (Vic) (council chair, 1966-1972) Melbourne Club (president, 1978-1979) Australian Ballet Foundation (chair, 1980-1990) Australian Ballet Foundation (chairman, 1980-1990)
Political Activism*	Liberal Party (Vic) (member, 1949) Liberal Party (Vic) (president, 1966-1970) Liberal Party secretariat (federal) (president, 1970-1975)
Workplaces*	William Haughton and Co Pty Ltd (employee, 1949-1980) William Haughton and Co Pty Ltd (company director, 1953-1980) William Haughton and Co Pty Ltd (company managing director, 1959-1975) William Haughton and Co Pty Ltd (chair, 1968-1980)

* Dates are approximate