Herbert Hyland
Sir Herbert Hyland | |
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Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Gippsland South | |
In office 1 November 1929 – 18 March 1970 | |
Preceded by | Walter West |
Succeeded by | James Taylor |
Personal details | |
Born | Herbert John Thornhill Hyland 15 March 1884 Country Party |
Spouses | Amelia May Barratt
(m. 1912–1968)Elsie Joan Mendoza (m. 1970) |
Occupation | Storekeeper and investor |
Sir Herbert John Thornhill Hyland (15 March 1884 – 18 March 1970), storekeeper, investor, and politician, was born in 1884 at Prahran, Melbourne, second son of George Hyland, a Victorian-born painter, and his wife Mary, née Thornhill, from Ireland.
Early life
Herbert's grandfather was John Hyland, one of the first settlers of the South Yarra and Prahran regions.[1] The Hyland family also participated in the 1 November 1837 land sale, purchasing an allotment between Bourke St and Little Bourke st, Melbourne (after Williamstown[2] nomination of Melbourne's first Magistrate,[3] and were the original owners of the Freemason's Tavern, South Yarra.[4][5]
Herbert attended Caulfield state school until the early deaths of his parents forced him to leave at the age of 12 and take a job in a grocery store in Glenhuntly.
Hyland eventually moved to
Career
As Hyland's business flourished, he diversified into dairy farming and became a major landowner in the region. He was ruled unfit for war service, but proved a staunch advocate of soldier settlers. Elected in 1923 to the
In 1927 Hyland unsuccessfully contested the newly created seat of
Appointed minister without portfolio in the minority Country Party government of Sir
Hyland was unexpectedly replaced as parliamentary leader of the Country Party by George Moss in 1964.
Death
Sir Herbert Hyland died on 18 March 1970 at
Honours
Numerous roadways are named after the Hyland family, including Hyland Street,
Personal life
His widow Lady Elsie, known as Joan, who was 37 years his junior (born 27 February 1921), died on 12 August 2013.[7]
References
This article needs additional citations for verification. (June 2007) |
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- ^ "FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1865". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 17 November 1865. p. 4. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ It's an Honour. Retrieved 3 April 2014
- ^ The Age, "Tributes and Celebrations", 14 August 2013, p. 55
- ^ "The History of the Colony of Victoria: From Its Settlement to the Death of". Sands and Kenny. 1858.