Max Falstein
Max Falstein | |
|---|---|
Watson | |
| In office 21 September 1940 – 10 December 1949 | |
| Preceded by | John Jennings |
| Succeeded by | Dan Curtin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 May 1914 Independent (1949) |
| Spouse | Ila Brenda Greig |
| Occupation | Barrister |
Sydney Max Falstein (30 May 1914 – 18 May 1967) was an Australian politician.
Early life
Falstein was born on 30 May 1914 at
Federal politics
Falstein was first involved in politics in New Zealand, where he was an organiser for the
Falstein had enlisted in the RAAF on 18 July 1942; he was convicted of using insubordinate language to a superior in September of that year and was sentenced to twenty-eight days detention. He qualified as a pilot and completed an operational tour from 1944 to 1945 in the south-west
After the war Falstein became involved in business. He was convicted of falsifying documents to understate imported wristwatches' value in 1948 and fined.
Later life
Falstein was declared bankrupt on 12 August 1958; his appeals to the courts failed. He returned to the bar in 1961. In his final years he suffered from
References
- ^ "Members of parliament and legislatures" (PDF). Sydney High School Old Boys Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Falstein charged with Customs breaches". Glen Innes Examiner. NSW. 21 July 1948. p. 1.
- ^ "M.P. Fined in Customs Case". The Age. 25 September 1948. p. 3.
- ^ "Mr. Falstein as Independent". The Age. 24 October 1949.
- Shaw, J.W. (1996). "Falstein, Sydney Max (1914 - 1967)". OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
