Archibald Blacklow

Archibald Blacklow OBE
Member of the Australian Parliament for Franklin
In office 19 December 1931 – 15 September 1934
Preceded by	Charles Frost
Succeeded by	Charles Frost
Personal details
Born	11 October 1879 Bagdad, Tasmania
Died	4 April 1965 (aged 85)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	United Australia Party
Alma mater	University of Sydney
Occupation	Pharmacist

Archibald Clifford Blacklow OBE (11 October 1879 – 4 April 1965) was an Australian politician. Born in Bagdad, Tasmania, he was educated in Hobart at Hutchins School and then at the University of Sydney, serving part time in the New South Wales Militia between 1899 and 1901, and then the Australian Rifles between 1909 and 1913. He became a pharmacist in Sydney before serving full time in the military during World War I between 1916 and 1919, serving in the 36th and then 35th Infantry Battalions, and rising to command the 3rd Machine Gun Battalion on the Western Front in the final year of the war. For his leadership of the 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, he was invested with the Distinguished Service Order. Between 1921 and 1924 he commanded the 34th Infantry Battalion.^[1]

Returning to Tasmania in 1925, he became a dairy farmer and pastoralist. In 1931, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the United Australia Party member for Franklin, defeating sitting Labor MP Charles Frost. However, he was defeated by Frost at the next election in 1934. In 1936 he was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Pembroke, where he remained until 1953 (during which time the United Australia Party became the Liberal Party). During World War II, he was active in the Volunteer Defence Corps.^[1] Blacklow died in 1965.^[2]

References

1. Zwillenberg, H. J. (1979). "Blacklow, Archibald Clifford (1879–1965)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Volume 7. Melbourne University Press.
2. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-09.