Roger de Bryon-Faes
Roger August Alfred Faes de Bryon-Faes Liberal member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1961 until 1981.
He was born in
Podiatric Medicine in Chicago in 1943. On 24 December 1941 he married Mary Doreen Harding, with whom he had a daughter, Monica Mary (born 5 July 1943, died 21 September 2016).[1]
De Bryon-Faes was a foundation member of the
Liberal Party's Manly branch. He continued to be active in his various medical positions until 1960, when he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council. He was made party whip in 1970. On 30 March 1978 his wife Mary died and on 29 December 1978 he married his second wife, Barbara Lyle. He retired from politics in 1981.[1]
De Bryon-Faes was a member of the first elected Council of Macquarie University in 1967 and continued to hold this position until 1973.Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 1990 Australia Day Honours for "service to community health and to the New South Wales Parliament".[4]
De Bryon-Faes died in 2001 in
Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "The Hon. Roger August Alfred Faes, de Bryon Faes". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ Mansfield, B & Hutchinson, M. "Liberality of Opportunity - A History of Macquarie University 1964-1989" (PDF). bio.mq.edu.au. Macquarie University. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Parliament of New South Wales, Hansard (2 May 1973). "Legislative Council Appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ "The Honourable Doctor Roger August Alfred Faes de Bryon Faes". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 13 February 2019.