Edward Meagher

Edward Raymond Meagher

CBE ED

(22 November 1908 – 31 May 1988) was an Australian politician.

Background

He was born in

Melbourne Technical College, and from 1933 to 1948 was a municipal officer for Brunswick City Council

. On 9 September 1939 he married Winifred Jean Hard; they had one son.

After World War II Meagher briefly ran a newsagency, milk bar and grocery in the Melbourne suburb of Beaumaris, Victoria.^[1]

Army career

On 2 May 1940, Meagher was appointed as a captain in the Australian Imperial force. By October of that year he had been promoted to the rank of Major.

Member of the Order of the British Empire and awarded the Efficiency Decoration

for his service.

Political career

In 1955 he was elected to the

Commander of the Order of the British Empire

.

Controversy

Meagher, who always positioned himself to the right of the Liberal Party, once famously said: "I didn't get filled full of bullet holes on the Burma Railway to see a bunch of socialists take over this country".^[1]

Death

Meagher died in Frankston, Victoria on 31 May 1988.^[2] He was survived by his son.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Rodan, P. K. "Meagher, Edward Raymond (1908–1988)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
^ Parliament of Victoria (2001). "Meagher, Edward Raymond". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 14 November 2015.

Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by George White	Member for Mentone 1955–1967	Succeeded by Bill Templeton
New seat	Member for Frankston 1967–1976	Succeeded by Graeme Weideman

[adb-1] Rodan, P. K. "Meagher, Edward Raymond (1908–1988)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.

[vic-2] Parliament of Victoria (2001). "Meagher, Edward Raymond". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 14 November 2015.

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