Hubert Parker
Hubert Parker | |
|---|---|
| Constituency | North-East Fremantle (1930–1933) Metropolitan-Suburban (1934–1954) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 October 1883 Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Riall, Ada Sholl |
| Profession | Solicitor, notary public |
Hubert Stanley Wyborn Parker
Biography
Parker was born in
In January 1900, he enlisted as a gunner in the West Australian Artillery, anticipating service in the
At the outbreak of
He returned to his legal practice with Parker & Parker, while continuing his part-time involvement with the Citizen Forces. In 1921 he became a Crown Prosecutor with the Crown Law Department. In November 1923, having had no children, he and his wife Helen divorced. The following month at St Columba's Church, Cottesloe, he married Ada Sholl, the daughter of Horace Sholl who had served as the member for Roebourne from 1891 to 1901. They settled in Mosman Terrace in the Perth suburb of Mosman Park, and had two sons and a daughter. On 1 October 1926 he became a Legal Staff Officer to the Australian Army Legal Department, while practicing privately with Parker & Roe (later Parker & Byass). He maintained his practice for the entire duration of his time in Parliament.
Political life
In the 1927 election, Parker unsuccessfully contested the seat of Guildford.
At the
He served as a member of the Standing Orders Committee, and a Select Committee inquiring into the Prices of the Necessities of Life. On 22 February 1933, following the unexpected death of
In May 1934, he contested the Metropolitan-Suburban as the endorsed Nationalist candidate, and won the seat, which he went on to hold for 20 years. He served on various Select Committees into various Acts, and as an Honorary Royal Commissioner enquiring into the Electoral Act.[5]
On 2 January 1940, after the commencement of
With the unexpected victory of the
Later life
At the conclusion of his third full term in 1954, at age 70, he was defeated in his
References
- ^ a b "War service record for Hubert Parker, (WX11028), item no. 6456063". National Archives of Australia. pp. 3–4, 17. Retrieved 2 April 2009.
- ^ "No. 31092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1918. pp. 17–21. Original notification of DSO.
- ISBN 0-7309-8409-5.
- ^ Bolton, p.243, 256
- ^ ISBN 0731697839.
