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commissioner of crown lands (1938-44), minister of lands (1944-46), minister of repatriation (1938-46) and minister of irrigation (1938-46), he was involved in the soldier-settlement scheme in a State that bore the scars of earlier unsuccessful efforts. His credentials as a returned soldier, and his open-minded and judicious approach, alleviated criticism when bureaucratic and financial problems with the Federal government and his own department delayed the selection and purchase of suitable land. ADB entry
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1885Birth in Gawler -- SA, Australia 27 September 1885
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?Early education at Queen's School, South Australia, SA, Australia
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?Early education at St Peter's College, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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1902Articled Clerk at Gawler -- SA, Australia 1902
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1906Tertiary education at Adelaide University, South Australia, SA, Australia 1906
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1908Awarded Rhodes Scholarship 1908 at Salisbury -- SA, Australia
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1911Tertiary education at Christ Church College, Oxford, England 1911
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1920Lecturer in Constitutional Law at The University of Adelaide -- Adelaide, SA, Australia 1920
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1927Solicitor at Gawler -- SA, Australia 1927
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1933Member of Legislative Assembly at South Australia -- SA, Australia 1 July 1933
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1934Solicitor at Gawler -- SA, Australia 5 July 1934
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1936Special Magistrate at South Australia -- SA, Australia 27 August 1936
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1938Minister at South Australia -- SA, Australia 1 March 1938
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1938Commissioner of Crown Lands at South Australia -- SA, Australia 5 November 1938
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1944Member of Legistlative Council at South Australia -- SA, Australia 1944
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?Barrister & Solicitor at Gawler -- SA, Australia
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?Admitted to the Bar at Salisbury -- SA, Australia
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1955Death in Calvary Hospital -- North Adelaide, Australia 1 January 1955
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