Don McLeod (politician) explained

Don McLeod
Constituency Mp:Wannon
Parliament:Australian
Predecessor:Thomas Scholfield
Successor:Dan Mackinnon
Term Start:21 September 1940
Term End:10 December 1949
Predecessor2:Dan Mackinnon
Successor2:Malcolm Fraser
Term Start2:28 April 1951
Term End2:4 November 1955
Birth Date:1892 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Strathmerton, Victoria
Nationality:Australian
Party:Australian Labor Party
Occupation:Farmer

Donald McLeod (29 October 1892  - 22 August 1963) was an Australian politician. Born in Strathmerton, Victoria, he received a primary education and worked as a farmer before enlisting in the AIF in March 1916.[1] He served as a Gunner in the 36 Australian Heavy Artillery Group[2] until leaving the military in April 1919[3] to become a soldier settler at Gringegalgona. In 1940, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Wannon. He held the seat until his defeat by Liberal candidate Dan Mackinnon in 1949. He defeated Mackinnon in a rematch two years later. In 1954, he was nearly defeated by Liberal challenger and future Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser, holding onto his seat by only 17 votes. After a redistribution made his seat notionally Liberal, McLeod retired in 1955 and returned to farming. He died in 1963.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Archives of Australia.
  2. Web site: Australian War Memorial.
  3. Web site: National Archives of Australia.
  4. Web site: Carr . Adam . Australian Election Archive . Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive . 2008 . 2008-06-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070717093439/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/ . 17 July 2007 . dmy .