Lancelot Spurr

Lancelot Spurr
Member of the Australian Parliament for Wilmot
In office 27 May 1939 – 21 September 1940
Preceded by	Joseph Lyons
Succeeded by	Allan Guy
Personal details
Born	17 March 1897 Deloraine, Tasmania
Died	30 May 1965 (aged 68)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Occupation	Draper

Lancelot Thomas Spurr (17 March 1897 – 30 May 1965) was an Australian politician. Born in Deloraine, Tasmania, he was educated at Catholic schools before becoming a draper and travelling salesman. In 1939, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives in a by-election for the United Australia Party-held seat of Wilmot (caused by the death of Prime Minister Joseph Lyons); Spurr contested the seat for the Labor Party and defeated three UAP candidates (including former MPs Donald Charles Cameron and Allan Guy) to narrowly take the seat. In the 1940 election, however, Spurr was defeated by Guy. The following year he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly, and he served as Speaker from 1950 to 1955, retiring from politics in 1956. He died in 1965.^[1]

References

1. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2008-11-09.