Sir Collier Robert Cudmore (13 June 1885 – 16 May 1971) was an Australian lawyer, politician and Olympic rower who won the gold medal in the 1908 Summer Olympics for Great Britain.[1]
Cudmore studied law at the Inner Temple and was called to the bar in 1910, then returned to Australia and formed a partnership with Stanley Murray. He practiced law until 1955.[2]
An officer in the Royal Field Artillery Special Reserve, Cudmore commanded a battery in France during the First World War. He was wounded twice, and as a result was plagued by back problems for the rest of his life.
Political careeredit
Returning from Europe in 1919, Cudmore became interested Australian politics. He was involved in the administration of the State Repatriation Board, the Soldiers' Fund, and the South Australian Sailors and Soldiers' Distress Fund. As vice-president of the South Australian Liberal Federation, he was a force behind its 1932 merger with the Country Party to form the Liberal and Country League.[2]
In 1933 Cudmore was elected to the Legislative Council to represent Adelaide Central District No.2.[5] From 1934 to 1936 he was president of the Liberal and Country League. From 1939 to 1959, when he retired, he was the leader of his party in the Upper House. Cudmore was an outspoken opponent of Thomas Playford IV's nationalization of the Adelaide Electric Company, which was owned by Murray, and constituted a major draw on a treasury already at its limits. The bill was defeated at first. However, when the bill was reintroduced in 1946, he absented himself from a key division, allowing the bill to pass.[6]
A liberal conservative, Cudmore pursued a reform agenda that often conflicted with the more traditionalist members of his party, most particularly Playford. He advocated harsher sentences for child abusers, a parliamentary public accounts committee, relaxed gaming regulation, extended liquor trading hours, and the establishment of a well-regulated red-light district, often working with the Labor government to achieve his aims from opposition. Cudmore also achieved animal protection laws, pensions for supreme court judges, and mandatory tuberculosis examinations.[2]
^Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839-1939 9 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
^"Knight Bachelor entry for Mr Collier Robert Cudmore". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 12 June 1958. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
collier, cudmore, collier, robert, cudmore, june, 1885, 1971, australian, lawyer, politician, olympic, rower, gold, medal, 1908, summer, olympics, great, britain, cudmore, circa, 1915, medal, record, rowing, 1908, london, coxless, four, contents, early, life, . Sir Collier Robert Cudmore 13 June 1885 16 May 1971 was an Australian lawyer politician and Olympic rower who won the gold medal in the 1908 Summer Olympics for Great Britain 1 Collier Cudmore Cudmore circa 1915 age 30 Medal record Men s rowing 1908 London Coxless four Contents 1 Early life and rowing career 2 Political career 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and rowing career editCudmore was born at Avoca Wentworth New South Wales Australia the son of Daniel Henry Cudmore a pastoralist and his second wife Martha Earle nee McCracken He attended St Peter s College and the University of Adelaide 2 He went to England to continue his education at Magdalen College Oxford where he rowed for his college and for Oxford in the Boat Race of 1908 He was a member of the Magdalen College Coxless four which won the Stewards Challenge Cup and the Visitors Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta in 1908 3 The Magdalen crew was chosen to represent Great Britain rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics and Cudmore was the bow man in the four with John Somers Smith Angus Gillan and Duncan Mackinnon The crew won the gold medal for Great Britain and defeated a Leander crew 4 Cudmore rowed again for Oxford in the Boat Race in 1909 Cudmore studied law at the Inner Temple and was called to the bar in 1910 then returned to Australia and formed a partnership with Stanley Murray He practiced law until 1955 2 An officer in the Royal Field Artillery Special Reserve Cudmore commanded a battery in France during the First World War He was wounded twice and as a result was plagued by back problems for the rest of his life Political career editReturning from Europe in 1919 Cudmore became interested Australian politics He was involved in the administration of the State Repatriation Board the Soldiers Fund and the South Australian Sailors and Soldiers Distress Fund As vice president of the South Australian Liberal Federation he was a force behind its 1932 merger with the Country Party to form the Liberal and Country League 2 In 1933 Cudmore was elected to the Legislative Council to represent Adelaide Central District No 2 5 From 1934 to 1936 he was president of the Liberal and Country League From 1939 to 1959 when he retired he was the leader of his party in the Upper House Cudmore was an outspoken opponent of Thomas Playford IV s nationalization of the Adelaide Electric Company which was owned by Murray and constituted a major draw on a treasury already at its limits The bill was defeated at first However when the bill was reintroduced in 1946 he absented himself from a key division allowing the bill to pass 6 A liberal conservative Cudmore pursued a reform agenda that often conflicted with the more traditionalist members of his party most particularly Playford He advocated harsher sentences for child abusers a parliamentary public accounts committee relaxed gaming regulation extended liquor trading hours and the establishment of a well regulated red light district often working with the Labor government to achieve his aims from opposition Cudmore also achieved animal protection laws pensions for supreme court judges and mandatory tuberculosis examinations 2 He was knighted in 1958 7 See also editList of Oxford University Boat Race crewsReferences edit Robert Cudmore Olympedia Retrieved 6 April 2021 a b c d Howell P A 1993 Cudmore Sir Collier Robert 1885 1971 Australian Dictionary of Biography Vol 13 National Centre of Biography Australian National University pp 540 541 ISSN 1833 7538 Retrieved 14 November 2022 Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839 1939 Archived 9 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Robert Cudmore Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Hon Sir Collier Robert Cudmore Former members of the Parliament of South Australia Retrieved 14 November 2022 Norrie Sir Charles Willoughby Moke 1893 1977 Australian Dictionary of Biography National Centre of Biography Australian National University ISSN 1833 7538 Retrieved 14 November 2022 Knight Bachelor entry for Mr Collier Robert Cudmore Australian Honours Database Canberra Australia Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet 12 June 1958 Retrieved 14 November 2022 External links editRobert Cudmore at World Rowing nbsp Robert Cudmore at Team GB Collier Robert Cudmore at Olympics com nbsp Collier Cudmore at databaseOlympics com archived Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Collier Cudmore amp oldid 1186490086, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
