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'''Alexander Elliot Davidson Lillico''' (5 September 1905 – 1 November 1994) was an |
'''Alexander Elliot Davidson Lillico''' (5 September 1905 – 1 November 1994) was an Australian politician. He was an independent member of the [[Tasmanian Legislative Council]] for the seat of [[Electoral division of Meander|Meander]] from 1943 to 1958 and a [[Liberal Party of Australia]] member of the [[Australian Senate]] from 1958 to 1974. |
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==Early life== |
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Lillico was born in [[Penguin, Tasmania|Penguin]], [[Tasmania]], the son of state MP [[ |
Lillico was born in [[Penguin, Tasmania|Penguin]], [[Tasmania]], the son of state MP [[Alexander Lillico]], and educated at Don State School and Devonport High School, with two terms boarding at [[Scotch College, Melbourne]]. He began farming after leaving school and acquired property at [[Wilmot, Tasmania|Wilmot]]. He was a member of the [[Kentish Council]] from 1934 until 1960 and became its youngest ever warden in 1936 at the age of 30.<ref name=bio>{{cite Au Senate |title=LILLICO, Alexander Elliot Davidson (1905–1994) |Sen id=lillico-alexander-elliot-davidson |access-date=9 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91791555 |title=Warden at 30 |newspaper=[[The Advocate (Australia)]] |date=4 May 1936 |access-date=9 August 2021 |page=2 |via=Trove}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/ParliamentSearch/isysquery/74b9c8da-7502-4393-8e56-f93fcb1d9eea/1/doc |author=| title=Death of Mr Alexander Elliot Davidson Lillico | publisher=Parliament of Tasmania | work=Hansard | access-date=9 August 2021}}</ref> |
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==Politics== |
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In 1943 he was elected to the [[Tasmanian Legislative Council]] for [[Electoral division of Meander|Meander]]. In 1958, he left the Assembly to successfully contest the [[Australian Senate]] as a [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]] candidate for Tasmania. He retired in 1974. Lillico died in 1994.<ref name=Psephos>{{cite web|last=Carr |first=Adam |title=Australian Election Archive |work=Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia |year=2008 | |
In 1943 he was elected to the [[Tasmanian Legislative Council]] for [[Electoral division of Meander|Meander]].<ref>{{cite Tas Parliament|id=lillicoa388|title=Alexander Lillico|access-date=2022-08-02}}</ref> In 1958, he left the Assembly to successfully contest the [[Australian Senate]] as a [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]] candidate for Tasmania. He retired in 1974. Lillico died in 1994.<ref name=Psephos>{{cite web|last=Carr |first=Adam |title=Australian Election Archive |work=Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia |year=2008 |access-date=2008-11-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070717093439/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/ |archivedate=17 July 2007 |df=dmy }}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
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Lillico married Gladys Mayo in 1928, with whom he had three children. He was widowed in 1987 and died in [[Deloraine, Tasmania]], on 1 November 1994.<ref name=bio/> His great-nephew [[Mark Baker (Australian politician)|Mark Baker]] was elected to the House of Representatives in 2004.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2004/s1262294.htm|title=Mark Baker gives maiden speech as Liberal Member for Braddon|work=The World Today|publisher=ABC|date=10 December 2004|access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 11:02, 19 May 2024
Elliot Lillico | |
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Senator for Tasmania | |
In office 1 July 1959 – 11 April 1974 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Penguin, Tasmania, Australia | 5 September 1905
Died | 1 November 1994 Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia | (aged 89)
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse |
Gladys Mayo
(m. 1928; died 1987) |
Relations | Mark Baker (great-nephew) |
Alexander Elliot Davidson Lillico (5 September 1905 – 1 November 1994) was an Australian politician. He was an independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for the seat of Meander from 1943 to 1958 and a Liberal Party of Australia member of the Australian Senate from 1958 to 1974.
Early life
[edit]Lillico was born in Penguin, Tasmania, the son of state MP Alexander Lillico, and educated at Don State School and Devonport High School, with two terms boarding at Scotch College, Melbourne. He began farming after leaving school and acquired property at Wilmot. He was a member of the Kentish Council from 1934 until 1960 and became its youngest ever warden in 1936 at the age of 30.[1][2][3]
Politics
[edit]In 1943 he was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Meander.[4] In 1958, he left the Assembly to successfully contest the Australian Senate as a Liberal candidate for Tasmania. He retired in 1974. Lillico died in 1994.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Lillico married Gladys Mayo in 1928, with whom he had three children. He was widowed in 1987 and died in Deloraine, Tasmania, on 1 November 1994.[1] His great-nephew Mark Baker was elected to the House of Representatives in 2004.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "LILLICO, Alexander Elliot Davidson (1905–1994)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Warden at 30". The Advocate (Australia). 4 May 1936. p. 2. Retrieved 9 August 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "Death of Mr Alexander Elliot Davidson Lillico". Hansard. Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Alexander Lillico". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
- ^ "Mark Baker gives maiden speech as Liberal Member for Braddon". The World Today. ABC. 10 December 2004. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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