Leslie Herbert Irwin, CBE (1 May 1898 – 28 January 1985) was an Australian politician. Born in Newcastle, New South Wales, he was educated at state schools and underwent military service 1916–30.[1] Upon the end of his service, he became a bank manager. In 1963, he was selected as the Liberal candidate for the seat of Mitchell in the Australian House of Representatives. He was the last person born in the nineteenth century, the last person born before Federation, and the last World War I veteran elected to the House. He held Mitchell until his defeat in 1972. Irwin died in 1985.[2]
irwin, australian, footballer, footballer, leslie, herbert, irwin, 1898, january, 1985, australian, politician, born, newcastle, south, wales, educated, state, schools, underwent, military, service, 1916, upon, service, became, bank, manager, 1963, selected, l. For the Australian footballer see Les Irwin footballer Leslie Herbert Irwin CBE 1 May 1898 28 January 1985 was an Australian politician Born in Newcastle New South Wales he was educated at state schools and underwent military service 1916 30 1 Upon the end of his service he became a bank manager In 1963 he was selected as the Liberal candidate for the seat of Mitchell in the Australian House of Representatives He was the last person born in the nineteenth century the last person born before Federation and the last World War I veteran elected to the House He held Mitchell until his defeat in 1972 Irwin died in 1985 2 Les IrwinCBEMember of the Australian Parliament for MitchellIn office 30 November 1963 2 December 1972Preceded byJohn ArmitageSucceeded byAlfred Ashley BrownPersonal detailsBorn 1898 05 01 1 May 1898Newcastle New South WalesDied28 January 1985 1985 01 28 aged 86 NationalityAustralianPolitical partyLiberal Party of AustraliaOccupationBank managerAwardsCommander of the Order of the British EmpireMilitary serviceAllegianceCommonwealth of AustraliaBranch serviceAustralian Army Australian Flying CorpsYears of service1916 1930RankLieutenantUnit35th BattalionReferences Edit World War I Nominal Roll Carr Adam 2008 Australian Election Archive Psephos Adam Carr s Election Archive Archived from the original on 31 August 2003 Retrieved 23 May 2008 Parliament of AustraliaPreceded byJohn Armitage Member for Mitchell1963 1972 Succeeded byAlfred Ashley Brown This article about a Liberal Party of Australia politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Les Irwin amp oldid 1094431383, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
