Oliver Badman

Albert Oliver Badman (18 December 1885 24 April 1977) was an Australian politician. Born in Yacka, South Australia, he was educated at state schools before becoming a wheat farmer and wheat breeder. He was a Methodist lay preacher and President of the South Australian Country Party before entering Parliament. In 1931, he was elected to the Australian Senate for South Australia, representing the Country Party. In 1937, Badman transferred to the House of Representatives, winning the seat of Grey. The United Australia Party (UAP) did not contest the seat as the Country Party had agreed to allow the UAP's sitting member for Grey, Philip McBride, to take Badman's place in the Senate. Together with fellow Country Party members Arthur Fadden, Bernard Corser and Thomas Collins, Badman dissociated himself from party leader Earle Page after the latter made attacks on the leader of the UAP, Robert Menzies; the exclusion of these four led to the election of Page supporter Archie Cameron as the party's next leader. In 1940, Cameron defected to the UAP, and the Country Party in South Australia ceased to exist; Badman became, in effect, a UAP member. He was defeated in 1943, and returned to farming. He was President of the Primary Producers' Union of South Australia from 1954 to 1961. Badman died in 1977.[1][2]

Oliver Badman
Senator for South Australia
In office
1 July 1932  30 September 1937
Succeeded byPhilip McBride
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Grey
In office
23 October 1937  21 August 1943
Preceded byPhilip McBride
Succeeded byEdgar Russell
Personal details
Born
Albert Oliver Badman

(1885-12-18)18 December 1885
Yacka, South Australia
Died24 April 1977(1977-04-24) (aged 91)
Wayville, South Australia
NationalityAustralian
Political partyCountry (193140)
UAP (194043)
Spouse(s)Ann White (1884–1952)
ParentsRobert Badman (1854–1902) and Agnes Mary nee Duffield (1855–1925)
OccupationFarmer, preacher

Family

Albert Oliver Badman was born at Yacka on 18 December 1885 to Robert Badman and Agnes Mary née Duffield. He married Ann White on 15 February 1911 at Yacka, South Australia, Australia and they had four sons: Ronald Hallam Badman (1911–2006), Wesley Oliver Badman (1913–1998), Lancel Collis Badman (1915–2012) and Sankey Roydon Badman (1918–2010).

References

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by
Philip McBride
Member for Grey
1937–1943
Succeeded by
Edgar Russell


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