John Leckie (Australian politician)
Victoria | |
|---|---|
| In office 1 July 1935 – 30 June 1947 | |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Indi | |
| In office 5 May 1917 – 13 December 1919 | |
| Preceded by | Parker Moloney |
| Succeeded by | Robert Cook |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 October 1872 |
| Spouse(s) | 1) May Beatrix Johnston 2) Hattie Martha Knight |
| Relations | Roland Leckie (son) Pattie Menzies (daughter) Robert Menzies (son-in-law) Connie Hesketh (daughter) John Hesketh (son-in-law) Gwenyth Leckie (daughter) |
| Occupation | Storekeeper |
John William Leckie (14 October 1872 – 25 September 1947) was an Australian politician. He served as a
Early life
Leckie was born at
In 1920, the eldest of his daughters from his first marriage, Pattie Maie married future Prime Minister Robert Menzies.[1]
Political career
Victorian politics
Leckie was a member of the Alexandra Shire Council from 1900 to 1911 and was shire president in 1904–05. During his council service, he ran unsuccessfully for the
Federal politics
Leckie won the federal seat of Indi in the 1917 election for the Nationalist Party. He lost his seat at the 1919 election to a Victorian Farmers' Union candidate. He ran unsuccessfully for the state seat of Upper Goulburn in 1921 and then concentrated on his business and business groups.[1]
At the
Three months later, Leckie died of cancer at his home in the Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn, survived by his wife and their son and by three daughters from his first marriage. His son Roland Leckie was the member for the state seat of Evelyn from 1950 to 1952 and later a crown prosecutor and a judge of the County Court.[1]
References
- ^ ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Leckie, John William". re-member. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
- ^ Rydon, Joan (2004). "LECKIE, John William (1872–1947)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
