Hubert Lawrence Anthony
Hubert Lawrence "Larry" Anthony (12 March 1897 – 12 July 1957) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Country Party and held ministerial office in the governments of Arthur Fadden and Robert Menzies, serving as Minister for Transport (1941), Postmaster-General (1949–1956), and Minister for Civil Aviation (1951–1954). A soldier and banana-grower before entering politics, he represented the New South Wales seat of Richmond from 1937 to 1957, which was later held by his son Doug Anthony and grandson Larry Anthony, the only three-generation dynasty in the history of the Australian House of Representatives.
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Minister for Civil Aviation | |
In office 11 May 1951 – 9 July 1954 | |
Prime Minister | Robert Menzies |
Preceded by | Thomas White |
Succeeded by | Athol Townley |
Postmaster-General of Australia | |
In office 19 December 1949 – 11 January 1956 | |
Prime Minister | Robert Menzies |
Preceded by | Don Cameron |
Succeeded by | Charles Davidson |
Minister for Transport | |
In office 26 June 1941 – 7 October 1941 | |
Prime Minister | Robert Menzies Arthur Fadden |
Preceded by | Position re-established |
Succeeded by | George Lawson |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Richmond | |
In office 23 October 1937 – 12 July 1957 | |
Preceded by | Roland Green |
Succeeded by | Doug Anthony |
Personal details | |
Born | Warren, New South Wales Colony, British Empire | 12 March 1897
Died | 12 July 1957 60) Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia | (aged
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Country |
Relations | |
Relatives | Anthony family |
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Military service | |
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Years of service | 1914–1916 |
Rank | Sapper |
Unit | First Australian Imperial Force |
Commands | 2nd Signal Troop (Engineers) |
Battles/wars | World War I • Gallipoli campaign |
Service number | 521 |
Active duty | 25 July – 10 August 1915 |
Discharge reason | Medically unfit |
Awards |
Early life
Anthony was born in Warren, New South Wales, and had a limited education in bush schools. In 1914 he joined the Australian Army and spent World War I in the Signals Corps, seeing active duty in Gallipoli. He was discharged in 1916 following his return to Australia, where he was initially admitted to the first Auxiliary Hospital suffering from throat disease. After the war he settled at Murwillumbah on the NSW north coast, where he took up banana farming. By the 1930s he was the biggest banana-grower in Australia and chairman of the Banana Growers Federation. This made him an influential figure in the politics of the Northern Rivers region.[1]
Politics
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In 1937 Anthony was elected to the House of Representatives as Country Party member for the seat of Richmond. As a powerful figure in the party he had rapid promotion. He was an Honorary Minister 1940–1941, and Minister for Transport in 1941. During the years of the wartime Australian Labor Party government (1941–1949), he was a senior member of the Opposition.[1]
In 1949 the conservatives returned to power under Robert Menzies, and Anthony became Postmaster-General, adding the post of Minister for Civil Aviation in 1951. He held these posts until his sudden death at Murwillumbah in 1957. He was succeeded as Member for Richmond by his son Doug Anthony, then aged 27. Doug Anthony was later leader of the Country Party and Deputy Prime Minister of Australia 1971–1972 and 1975–1983. Doug's son Larry Anthony was Member for Richmond 1996–2004 and was a junior minister in the Howard government.[1]
The Anthonys are the only three-generation dynasty in the House of Representatives, although Alexander Downer is the son of a federal MP and the grandson of a Senator.
See also
References
- Brodrick, Lloyd. "Anthony, Hubert Lawrence (Larry) (1897–1957)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 29 May 2007.
External links
Further reading
- Davey, Paul (2008). Politics in the Blood: The Anthonys of Richmond. UNSW Press. ISBN 9781921410239.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by New |
Minister for Transport 1941 |
Succeeded by George Lawson |
Preceded by Don Cameron |
Postmaster-General 1949–1956 |
Succeeded by Charles Davidson |
Preceded by Thomas White |
Minister for Civil Aviation 1951–1954 |
Succeeded by Athol Townley |
Parliament of Australia | ||
Preceded by Roland Green |
Member for Richmond 1937–1957 |
Succeeded by Doug Anthony |