George McLeay
George McLeay | |
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| Leader of the Opposition in the Senate | |
| In office 7 October 1941 – 31 May 1947 | |
| Preceded by | Joe Collings |
| Succeeded by | Walter Cooper |
| Leader of the Government in the Senate | |
| In office 8 November 1938 – 7 October 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander McLachlan |
| Succeeded by | Joe Collings |
| Senator for South Australia | |
| In office 22 February 1950 – 14 September 1955 | |
| Preceded by | seat established |
| Succeeded by | Nancy Buttfield |
| In office 1 July 1935 – 30 June 1947 | |
| Preceded by | Bert Hoare |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Ward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 August 1892 North Adelaide, South Australia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Marcia Doreen Weston |
| Children | 1 son, 1 daughter |
George McLeay (6 August 1892 – 14 September 1955) was an Australian politician and senior minister in the Menzies Liberal government.
Early life
McLeay was born in
John – set up as accountants and agents and eventually became wholesale and retail merchants. In October 1924, he married Marcia Doreen Weston.[1]
Political career
At twenty McLeay joined the Liberal Union and in 1922 ran unsuccessfully for election for the seat of
Minister for Repatriation until June 1941 and Minister for Supply and Development from June to October 1941.[1]
McLeay was leader of the opposition in the Senate from 1941 until the end of his Senate term in June 1947. He was defeated in the
1951. He energetically negotiated with shipowners and trade unions to improve the performance of the ports.[1] As with other senior federal politicians, a locality on the Trans-Australian Railway was named after him – an isolated crossing loop 118 kilometres (70 miles) west of Port Augusta. In 1954, the Commonwealth Railways mounted his name on a diesel locomotive – NSU class no. 51.[3]
McLeay suffered from
North Adelaide, survived by his wife, son and daughter.[1]
Notes
- ^ ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ Hazlehurst, Cameron; Allday, Clare (2004). "McLEAY, George (1892–1955)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ Barrington, R, Babbage, J 1984: The History of the Pichi Richi Railway Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society Inc., Quorn SA
