Alfred Conroy

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Alfred Hugh Beresford Conroy (7 April 1864 – 28 November 1920) was an Australian politician. Born in Winchelsea, Victoria, he was educated at Hawthorn Grammar School in Melbourne. Becoming a bank clerk and surveyor, he moved to Goulburn in New South Wales in 1883. In 1893 he became a barrister, and he was an alderman on Goulburn Council. In 1901, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the inaugural member for Werriwa, representing the Free Trade Party. In 1906, he was defeated by Labor candidate David Hall, but in 1913 he was returned to the Parliament, again as the member for Werriwa but this time representing the Commonwealth Liberal Party. He was defeated again in 1914, and retired, dying in 1920.^[1]

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Parliament of Australia
Preceded by New seat	Member for Werriwa 1901 – 1906	Succeeded by David Hall
Preceded by Benjamin Bennett	Member for Werriwa 1913 – 1914	Succeeded by John Lynch

Persondata
NAME	Conroy, Alfred Hugh Beresford
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH	7 April 1864
PLACE OF BIRTH	Winchelsea, Victoria
DATE OF DEATH	28 November 1920
PLACE OF DEATH