Malcolm Brown (Australian politician)
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Malcolm Brown was an Australia
n politician. He was a Country Party
member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
from 1931 to 1939, representing the electorate of Upper Hunter
.
Brown was born at Jerrys Plains, near Singleton
, and educated at Jerrys Plains Public School. He worked as a farm and station hand after leaving school, and later in life was a mail contractor in the Western districts and a storekeeper and farmer at Jerrys Plains. He served as a councillor of the Patricks Plains Shire from 1926 until 1931, and was shire president in 1931, the year he was elected to parliament.
The local MLA, Nationalist William Cameron, died in 1931, and Brown nominated to contest the by-election as an Independent Country candidate. He was supported by the local branches of the Country Party, but was not officially endorsed as the seat was allocated to the Nationalists under the Country Party's coalition agreement. He won the seat on preferences, and joined the Country Party caucus upon his election. He was easily re-elected in 1932 and 1935, and was unopposed in 1938. He died in office of a long illness in 1939, and was buried at the cemetery in Jerrys Plains. His later life had been marked by personal tragedy; his only son had been killed in an accident, and his only daughter had died of an illness.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician. He was a Country Party
National Party of Australia
The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...
member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...
from 1931 to 1939, representing the electorate of Upper Hunter
Electoral district of Upper Hunter
Upper Hunter is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by George Souris of the National Party of Australia....
.
Brown was born at Jerrys Plains, near Singleton
Singleton, New South Wales
-Industry & Commerce:Major industries near Singleton include coal mining, energy generation, light industry, vineyards, horse breeding and cattle production. Dairying was once a mainstay in the area, but has declined....
, and educated at Jerrys Plains Public School. He worked as a farm and station hand after leaving school, and later in life was a mail contractor in the Western districts and a storekeeper and farmer at Jerrys Plains. He served as a councillor of the Patricks Plains Shire from 1926 until 1931, and was shire president in 1931, the year he was elected to parliament.
The local MLA, Nationalist William Cameron, died in 1931, and Brown nominated to contest the by-election as an Independent Country candidate. He was supported by the local branches of the Country Party, but was not officially endorsed as the seat was allocated to the Nationalists under the Country Party's coalition agreement. He won the seat on preferences, and joined the Country Party caucus upon his election. He was easily re-elected in 1932 and 1935, and was unopposed in 1938. He died in office of a long illness in 1939, and was buried at the cemetery in Jerrys Plains. His later life had been marked by personal tragedy; his only son had been killed in an accident, and his only daughter had died of an illness.