Alex Buchanan (politician)
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Alexander Buchanan | |
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Member of the Australian Parliament for McMillan | |
In office 10 December 1955 – 2 December 1972 | |
Preceded by | Geoffrey Brown |
Succeeded by | Arthur Hewson |
Personal details | |
Born | Melbourne, Victoria | 4 October 1905
Died | 10 September 1985 | (aged 79)
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Liberal (1955–72) Independent (1972) |
Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
Occupation | Farmer |
Alexander Andrew Buchanan (4 October 1905 – 10 September 1985) was an Australian politician. Born in Melbourne, he was educated there at Scotch College and then at the University of Melbourne. He became a manager and a manufacturing and wholesale merchant before serving in the military 1942-43. He returned to become a farmer at Beaconsfield and an organiser of the Liberal Party in Victoria. In 1955, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for McMillan. He held the seat until 1972, when he lost his Liberal Party endorsement and unsuccessfully contested the seat as an independent. His preferences were instrumental in the victory of the Country Party candidate in that year. Buchanan died in 1985.[1]
References
- ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
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- Liberal Party of Australia politicians
- Independent politicians in Australia
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives for McMillan
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives
- 1905 births
- 1985 deaths
- People educated at Scotch College, Melbourne
- University of Melbourne alumni
- Liberal Party of Australia politician stubs