Frank Liddell (politician) explained

Dr Frank Liddell
Constituency Mp:Hunter
Parliament:Australian
Predecessor:Edmund Barton
Successor:Matthew Charlton
Term Start:16 December 1903
Term End:13 April 1910
Birth Date:1862 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Maitland, New South Wales
Nationality:Australian
Party:Free Trade (1903 - 06)
Anti-Socialist (1906 - 09)
Liberal (1909 - 10)
Alma Mater:University of Edinburgh
Occupation:Doctor

Frank Liddell (26 June 1862  - 20 October 1939) was an Australian politician. Born in Maitland, New South Wales, he was educated at Sydney Grammar School and subsequently attended the University of Edinburgh. He returned as a doctor to Maitland, and was elected to West Maitland Council. In 1903, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Free Trade Party member for Hunter, succeeding Prime Minister Edmund Barton, who had retired. He held the seat until 1910, when he was defeated by future Labor leader Matthew Charlton. Liddell subsequently retired from politics and returned to medicine, practicing in Maitland and Hornsby. He died in 1939.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carr . Adam . Australian Election Archive . Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive . 2008 . 2008-05-22 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070717093439/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/ . 17 July 2007 . dmy .