Roy Kendall

Roy Kendall
Senator for Queensland
In office 22 February 1950 – 30 June 1965
Personal details
Born	9 June 1899 London, England
Died	9 March 1972 (aged 72)
Nationality	English Australian
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Occupation	Merchant seaman, newsagent

Roy Kendall (9 June 1899 – 9 March 1972) was an English-born Australian politician and intelligence agent . Born in London, he was educated at Bristol Cathedral School before becoming a merchant seaman. After serving in the military 1914–18, he was recruited by Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, MI6, in December 1941. He was recruited "for the purpose of penetrating the Japanese Mandated Islands or other areas in the Pacific". He was "vouched for" by the Australian director of naval intelligence. After the war, he became a newsagent in Brisbane, Australia. In 1949, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Liberal senator. He remained in the Senate until retiring in 1964. Kendall died in 1972.^[1]

References

1. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2008-11-16.