Daniel Clyne Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Daniel Clyne
Order:20th Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Term Start:28 May 1941
Term End:27 May 1947
Successor:Bill Lamb
Birth Date:1879 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Bathurst, New South Wales
Death Place:Ashfield, New South Wales
Party:Labor Party, Australian Labor Party (NSW)

Daniel Clyne (28 December 1879 – 28 August 1965) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1927 until 1956 and, variously, a member of the Labor Party (ALP) and Lang Labor. He was the Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1941 and 1947.

Clyne was born in Bathurst. He was the son of a farmer, was educated to elementary level at convent schools and from age 14 worked as a fettler for the New South Wales Government Railways. As an official in the Australian Railways Union he was dismissed for taking part in the 1917 general strike. He subsequently advanced in the Labor movement as an official of the Storemen and Packers' Union. At the 1927 state election, Clyne was elected to the New South Wales Parliament as the Labor member for the new seat of King. He retained the seat for the next 9 elections during a stormy period in ALP history (see Lang Labor) and retired at the 1956 state election. With the election of the Labor government of William McKell in 1941, Clyne was elected unanimously by the Legislative Assembly as Speaker. He maintained this position for 6 years and the parliamentary web site states that he was: "impartial in his rulings and developed a reputation for treating members with great fairness".[1]

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  1. 1339 . Yes . 11 May 2019.
  2. News: MEN AND WOMEN ON STATE LIST . The Daily Telegraph . New South Wales, Australia . 6 May 1935 . 18 December 2022 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: MANY RECEIVE CORONATION MEDALS . The Daily Telegraph . New South Wales, Australia . 12 May 1937 . 18 December 2022 . 14 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: LIST OF CORONATION MEDAL AWARDS . The Sydney Morning Herald . New South Wales, Australia . 2 June 1953 . 18 December 2022 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
  5. Web site: Mr Daniel CLYNE - The Order of the British Empire - Officer (Civil) (Imperial) . Australian Honours Search Facility . Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet . 5 November 2023 . 1 January 1957.