William Frith (politician)
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William Frith was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
from 1933 until 1953. He was a member of the Country Party
. He was the party whip from 1938 till 1953.
Frith was born in St Leonards, New South Wales
. He was the son of a monumental mason and was educated to elementary level at Boolaroo Public School. He worked as a farmer and auctioneer in the Lismore, New South Wales
region. Between 1928 and 1933 he was an alderman on Lismore City Council
and he served as Mayor in 1932 and 1933. Frith was elected to the New South Wales Parliament as the Country Party member for Lismore
at the by-election caused by the death of the sitting member William Missingham. He retained the seat at the next 6 elections. By the time of the 1953
election, Frith had reached the age of 70 and under Country Party rules multiple endorsements for the seat were permissible. He was defeated by his younger colleague Jack Easter
.
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 1933 until 1953. He was a member of the 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...
. He was the party whip from 1938 till 1953.
Frith was born in St Leonards, New South Wales
St Leonards, New South Wales
St Leonards is a suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. St Leonards is located 5 km north-west of the Sydney central business district and lies across the local government areas of Municipality of Lane Cove, North Sydney Council and the City of...
. He was the son of a monumental mason and was educated to elementary level at Boolaroo Public School. He worked as a farmer and auctioneer in the Lismore, New South Wales
Lismore, New South Wales
Lismore is a subtropical town in northeastern New South Wales, Australia. Lismore is the main population centre in the City of Lismore local government area. Lismore is a regional centre in the Northern Rivers region of the State.-History:...
region. Between 1928 and 1933 he was an alderman on Lismore City Council
City of Lismore
The City of Lismore is a local government area in New South Wales, Australia. Its primary city, Lismore is a major regional centre in the Northern Rivers region of the state.-Demographics:...
and he served as Mayor in 1932 and 1933. Frith was elected to the New South Wales Parliament as the Country Party member for Lismore
Electoral district of Lismore
Lismore is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Thomas George of the National Party of Australia....
at the by-election caused by the death of the sitting member William Missingham. He retained the seat at the next 6 elections. By the time of the 1953
New South Wales state election, 1953
The 1953 New South Wales state election was held on 14 February 1953. It was conducted in single member constituencies with compulsory preferential voting and was held on boundaries created at a 1952 redistribution...
election, Frith had reached the age of 70 and under Country Party rules multiple endorsements for the seat were permissible. He was defeated by his younger colleague Jack Easter
Jack Easter
Jack Stuart Easter was an Australian politician who represented the National Party of Australia in the Parliament of New South Wales.He was educated at Ardingly College and at Regent Street Polytechnic...
.