Alick Kay
Alick Kay | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for North Shore | |
| In office 1925–1926 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Cocks |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Tonge |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alick Dudley Kay 3 October 1884 Mosman, New South Wales |
Alick Dudley Kay (3 October 1884 – 4 February 1961) was an Australian politician and Domain orator. He is described by the Australian Dictionary of Biography as a "harmless ratbag".[1]
Early life and education
Kay was born in the Sydney suburb of Petersham, New South Wales and educated at Petersham and Stanmore public schools. Alick became a clerk with New South Wales Government Railways and joined the Australian Army in 1915.[1]
Career
Kay ran unsuccessfully for the
Labor Party automatically won his position if he resigned, so Jack Lang offered him a position on the Metropolitan Meat Board in 1926 as a consumers' representative. The Thomas Bavin government passed legislation in 1927 to remove him from the board. After Lang's return to power in 1930, he was reappointed to the board, but was sacked again by the Bertram Stevens government.[2]
Personal life
In 1913, Kay married Mary Elizabeth Clasby, a 52-year-old widow with five children (one of her sons, John Clasby, was briefly a federal MP).
In 1933, Kay travelled to England. His wife had died and he married Dorothy Edith Gamson at
Mosman, survived by his wife.[1]
Notes
- ^ OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Alick Dudley Kay (1884-1961)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
