Douglas Cross
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Born | Liberal Party | 8 September 1892
Douglas Donald Cross (8 September 1892 – 9 July 1970) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the
Liberal Party
.
Biography
Cross was born in
Municipality of Kogarah between 1942 and 1970 and was mayor in 1944–47 and 1953–58. In 1948, he was elected to the New South Wales Parliament as the Liberal member for Kogarah at the by-election caused by the death of Labor's sitting member William Currey. He retained the seat until he was defeated by Labor's Bill Crabtree at the 1953 state election. At the following election in 1956 he defeated Frank O'Neill, Labor's sitting member for the seat of Georges River. He retained this seat until his death in 1970.[1]
References
- ^ "Mr Douglas Donald Cross (1892–1970)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.