Doug Cash | |
Constituency Mp: | Stirling |
Parliament: | Australian |
Predecessor: | Harry Webb |
Successor: | Harry Webb |
Term Start: | 22 November 1958 |
Term End: | 9 December 1961 |
Birth Date: | 1919 7, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Manitoba, Canada |
Nationality: | Canadian Australian |
Party: | Liberal Party of Australia |
Alma Mater: | University of Western Australia |
Occupation: | Public servant, businessman |
Earl Douglas Cash (15 July 1919 - 15 February 2002) was an Australian Federal and State (WA) politician.
Born in Manitoba, Canada, he migrated to Australia in 1923, where he attended Perth Boys' School and the University of Western Australia. He was a public servant before serving in the military 1940–1946. After the war, he became a businessman.
In 1958, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for Stirling, defeating sitting Labor member Harry Webb. He was defeated by Webb in 1961. In 1968, Cash was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly as the member for Mirrabooka, a position he held until 1971. He died in 2002.[1]