William Rupert McCourt

William McCourt
CMG
Clerk of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.
In office
1930–1947
Personal details
Born William Rupert McCourt
1884
Moss Vale, New South Wales
Died 1947
Vaucluse, New South Wales
Nationality Australian
Education Newington College
Occupation Public servant
Military service
Allegiance  Australia
Service/branch Australian Army
Years of service World War I
Rank Lieutenant

William Rupert McCourt CMG (1884 – 17 February 1947) was an Australian public servant who served as Clerk of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.[1]

Family and education

McCourt was born in Moss Vale, New South Wales the son of William Joseph McCourt MLA (1851–1913), a former Speaker of the NSW Legislative Assembly. He was educated at Newington College in Sydney from 1899 until 1901.[2]

Public and war service

Upon leaving school in 1901, McCourt joined the staff of the Parliament of New South Wales and served in a number of positions before serving as Clerk of the NSW Legislative Assembly from 1930 until 1947. He served as a Lieutenant[3] in World War I[4] and at war's end he and the then second clerk of the Assembly were seconded to the staff of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom for some months.[5]

Honours and travel

McCourt was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1937 in recognition of his services to the New South Wales Parliament.[6] In that year he officially attended the Coronation of King George VI in London.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Parliament of NSW Retrieved 31 May 2012
  2. ↑ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 129.
  3. ↑ Newington College World War I Honour Board Retrieved 31 May 2012
  4. ↑ First World War Embarkation Roll Retrieved 31 May 2012
  5. ↑ "New South Wales.". The Argus (Melbourne: National Library of Australia). 1 February 1937. p. 11. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  6. ↑ It's an Honour Retrieved 31 May 2012
  7. ↑ "MR. McCOURT DEAD.". The Sydney Morning Herald (National Library of Australia). 17 February 1947. p. 4. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
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