Lionel Courtenay

Lionel Courtenay
Senator for New South Wales
In office 1 July 1935 – 11 July 1935
Succeeded by	Guy Arkins
Personal details
Born	1 December 1879 Sydney, New South Wales
Died	11 July 1935 (aged 55)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	United Australia Party
Occupation	Builder, company director

Lionel Thomas Courtenay (1 December 1879 – 11 July 1935) was an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, where he was educated, he became a builder and a company director. He was involved in local politics, sitting on Mascot Council, Mosman Council and Sydney City Council. In 1932, he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council as a member of the United Australia Party. He left the Council in 1934 to contest the Australian Senate as a UAP candidate for New South Wales, in which he was successful. However, he died on 11 July 1935, 11 days after he formally became a Senator, necessitating the appointment of Guy Arkins to replace him.^[1][2]

References

1. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
2. "Mr Lionel Thomas Courtenay (1879 - 1935)". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 March 2010.