Arthur Bridges
Legislative Council of New South Wales | |
|---|---|
| In office 23 April 1946 – 22 May 1968 | |
| Succeeded by | Bernard Riley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 November 1901 Sydney, Australia |
| Died | 22 May 1968 (aged 66) Darlinghurst , New South Wales, Australia |
| Spouse | Rachel Duckworth |
| Occupation | Accountant |
Arthur Dalgety Bridges, (19 November 1901 – 22 May 1968) was an Australian
Liberal Party, becoming Leader of the New South Wales Opposition in the Legislative Council from 1962 until 1965. He served as Leader of the Government in the council as well as on the Askin cabinet as Vice-President of the Executive Council and Minister for Child and Social Welfare from 1965 to his death in office in 1968.[1]
Early years and background
Arthur Dalgety Bridges was born in Sydney, New South Wales, in 1901, the son of schoolteacher
Chartered Institute of Secretaries. Bridges also became established in his own firm, Bridges and Steel (later A.D Bridges & Co). Becoming recognised as a leading financial adviser, Bridges served as a director of numerous companies in a variety of areas.[1]
He married Rachel Duckworth on 2 November 1929 and had a daughter and a son.
Political career
A committed
Liberal Party in 1945–46. Initially serving as a councillor, Bridges rose to be New South Wales vice-president and a Federal Councillor from 1946 until 1965.[1]
Bridges was elected to the indirectly elected
Minister for Child Welfare and Social Welfare
.
While in parliament, Bridges was vice-president of the
Young Men's Christian Association and a fellow of Senate of University of Sydney from 1967 until 1968.[2] Bridges served in government until his death in office aged 66 on 22 May 1968. On his death, Premier Askin noted that he had "an apparently inexhaustible energy which was a source of wonder to all who knew him" while the leader of the opposition Labor Party, Pat Hills, lamented: "Of all the sad occasions which have come upon this venerable House of Parliament, none was so universally felt as the news of the death of our late colleague".[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Mr Arthur Dalgety Bridges (1901–1968)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Fellows of the Senate". Senate – The University of Sydney. University of Sydney. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "Mark of Respect for Mr Bridges". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 August 1968. p. 5. Retrieved 3 February 2013.