Albert Reid

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other people named Albert Reid, see Albert Reid (disambiguation).
Albert Reid
Senator for New South Wales
In office
22 February 1950 – 22 May 1962
Personal details
Born 1887
Murrumburrah, New South Wales
Died 22 May 1962 (aged 74–75)
Nationality Australian
Political party Australian Country Party
Occupation Farmer, grazier

Albert David Reid (1887 – 22 May 1962) was an Australian politician. Born in Murrumburrah, New South Wales, he was educated at state schools before becoming a farmer and grazier at Crowther. He sat on Murrumburrah Shire Council before serving in the military in 1914.

In 1927, he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Country Party member for Young. He was defeated in 1930 but re-elected in 1932. He was Minister for Agriculture 1938-1941. He was defeated at the 1941 state election by 660 votes. He served with the Australian forces during World War II from 1941-1943. In 1949, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Country Party Senator for New South Wales. He retired in 1961, with the retirement to take effect in 1962, but died while still a Senator; no appointment was made.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-10. 
  2. ↑ "Mr Albert David Reid (1887 - 1962)". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 February 2010. 
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.