Frank Liddell

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Frank Liddell (26 June 186220 October 1939) was an Australian politician. Born in Maitland, New South Wales, he was educated at Sydney Grammar School and subsequently attended the University of Edinburgh. He returned as a doctor to Maitland, and was elected to West Maitland Council. In 1903, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Free Trade Party member for Hunter, succeeding Prime Minister Edmund Barton, who was retiring. He held the seat until 1910, when he was defeated by future Labor leader Matthew Charlton. Liddell subsequently retired from politics and returned to medicine, practicing in Maitland and Hornsby. He died in 1939.[1]

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  1. ^ Carr, Adam (2008). Australian Election Archive. Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved on 2008-05-22.
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by
Edmund Barton
Member for Hunter
1903 – 1910
Succeeded by
Matthew Charlton


Persondata
NAME Liddell, Frank
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH 26 June 1862
PLACE OF BIRTH Maitland, New South Wales
DATE OF DEATH 20 October 1939
PLACE OF DEATH