Magnus Cromarty

Magnus Cromarty (1875 – 30 August 1925) was an Australian politician.

Cromarty was born in Anna Bay, New South Wales and initially attended Anna Bay Public School, but went to Newcastle to reside with his sister aged 11 and was then educated at Newcastle High School. After leaving school, he worked as a clerk for the Union Steamship Company and Caledonian Collieries Ltd. He later became a public accountant with a successful practice, Cromarty and Turner, and served as auditor for several local councils, including the Gloucester Shire, Municipality of Raymond Terrace and the Port Stephens Shire. He was an unsuccessful Liberal Reform Party candidate at the 1913 state election.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

He was elected as a Nationalist Party member for the multi-member seat of Newcastle in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1922. He was defeated at the 1925 election.^[1][7]

Cromarty died suddenly at his home in the Newcastle suburb of Merewether in August 1925, only three months after his parliamentary defeat. He was buried at the Anna Bay Cemetery.^[1][2][3]

Notes

1. "Mr Magnus Cromarty (1875-1925)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
2. "MR. MAGNUS CROMARTY". The Land. New South Wales, Australia. 4 September 1925. p. 5. Retrieved 5 January 2020 – via Trove.
3. "DEATH OF MR. MAGNUS CROMARTY". Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser. New South Wales, Australia. 4 September 1925. p. 2. Retrieved 5 January 2020 – via Trove.
4. "EX-M.L.A. DEAD". The Labor Daily. New South Wales, Australia. 31 August 1925. p. 5. Retrieved 5 January 2020 – via Trove.
5. "MAGNUS CROMARTY DEAD". The Gloucester Advocate. New South Wales, Australia. 1 September 1925. p. 2. Retrieved 5 January 2020 – via Trove.
6. "WICKHAM SELECTION". The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 25 October 1913. p. 25. Retrieved 5 January 2020 – via Trove.
7. "FOUR LABORITES". The Newcastle Sun. New South Wales, Australia. 8 June 1925. p. 8. Retrieved 5 January 2020 – via Trove.

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by John Fegan	Member for Newcastle 1922 – 1925 Served alongside: Baddeley, Connell, Murray, Skelton	Succeeded by George Booth