Reg Turnbull

Reginald "Reg" Turnbull (21 February 1908 – 17 July 2006) was an Australian politician.

He was a member of the Tasmanian parliament from 1946 to 1962 (1946–1959 for the Australian Labor Party, 1959–1962 as an Independent), then a Senator for Tasmania from 1962 until 1974.^[1]

Though he was elected Senator each time as an Independent (the first Independent Senator in Australian history),^[1] he briefly served as leader of the Australia Party from August 1969 to January 1970.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b The political maverick who didn't fit in, obituary in the Sydney Morning Herald, 25 July 2006
^ Parliamentary Handbook – Members of the Senate since 1901

External links

Tasmanian Parliamentary library profile

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Name	Turnbull, Reginald
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Date of birth	21 February 1908
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Date of death	17 July 2006
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