Harold Thorby
Deputy Leader of the Country Party | |
|---|---|
| In office 27 November 1937 – 15 October 1940 | |
| Leader | Earle Page Archie Cameron |
| Preceded by | Thomas Paterson |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Fadden |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Calare | |
| In office 19 December 1931 – 21 September 1940 | |
| Preceded by | George Gibbons |
| Succeeded by | John Breen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 October 1888 Country |
| Spouses | Vera Morley (m. 1916–1958)Alfred Smith (m. 1960) |
| Children | Two daughters |
| Occupation | Grazier |
Harold Victor Campbell Thorby (2 October 1888 – 1 January 1973) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the
Early life
Thorby was born on 2 October 1888 in Annandale, Sydney, New South Wales. He was the son of Elizabeth (née Campbell) and Frederick James Thorby; his mother was Irish and his father English. Thorby grew up with his maternal grandparents in Geurie and attended the local public school before going on to Sydney Grammar School. He later acquired his own property in Geurie and studied woolclassing, veterinary science and architecture through Sydney Technical College. He also worked as a construction foreman for his father, whose firm had projects in Sydney and Newcastle. In 1916, he married Vera Lynda Morley and they had two daughters.[1][2]
State politics
Thorby was a member of the three-member
Federal politics
At the
Later years
After his defeat at the
References
- ^ a b "Mr Harold Victor Campbell Thorby (1888–1973)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr. Thorby Deputy Leader". The Age. 29 November 1937.
- ^ "Mr. Thorby, Deputy Leader". The Land. 3 December 1937.
