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 (1897-03-17)17 March 1897
Deloraine, Tasmania
Died 30 May 1965(1965-05-30) (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.
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by
Joseph Lyons
Member for Wilmot
1939 1940
Succeeded by
Allan Guy


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