Eric Campbell (Australian political activist)

Eric Campbell (11 April 1893 – 2 September 1970) was a solicitor in New South Wales, Australia and the leader of the New Guard Fascist movement.[1]

He was gassed twice in World War 1.[2]

He returned from WW1 on board the Anchises in April 1919.[3]

Major Campbell was admitted as a solicitor to practice in NSW in 1919.[4] He married Nancy Browne 22 October 1924 at Memagong Station, Young.[5]

Electoral politics

Campbell established the Centre Party in December 1933 as an offshoot of the New Guard, and unsuccessfully contested Lane Cove at the 1935 state election, polling 16.7 percent of the vote.[6]

Charges and acquittal

In 1938 Campbell was charged with defrauding Du Menier Laboratories of "large sums of money";[7] he was subsequently acquitted.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Amos, Keith (1979). "Campbell, Eric (1893-1970)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Personal.". The Leader (Orange, NSW: National Library of Australia). 29 May 1918. p. 4. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "RETURNED SOLDIERS.". The Sydney Morning Herald (National Library of Australia). 19 April 1919. p. 12. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "PERSONAL, Vice Regal.". The Sydney Morning Herald (National Library of Australia). 30 August 1919. p. 18. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "WEDDINGS.". The Sydney Morning Herald (National Library of Australia). 12 November 1924. p. 8. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  6. ↑ Lane Cove – 1935 (Roll: 19,409) – NSW Elections. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "PUBLIC MEN ARRESTED.". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane: National Library of Australia). 9 June 1938. p. 1. Retrieved 24 April 2013.