Arthur Marshall (Australian politician)
Arthur Marshall | |
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Member of the Western Australian Parliament for Dawesville | |
In office 14 December 1996 – 26 February 2005 | |
Preceded by | New creation |
Succeeded by | Kim Hames |
Member of the Western Australian Parliament for Murray | |
In office 6 February 1993 – 14 December 1996 | |
Preceded by | Keith Read |
Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | East Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia | 5 August 1934
Died | 7 June 2018 | (aged 83)
Political party | Liberal Party |
Children | Dixie Marshall Scott Marshall & Clark Marshall |
Occupation | Tennis professional |
Arthur Dix Marshall OAM (5 August 1934 – 7 June 2018)[1][2] was an Australian politician and sportsman from Western Australia.
Biography
Marshall was born in East Fremantle and was educated at Wesley College, Perth. He is the father of Dixie Marshall, a local television newsreader and Scott Marshall, who now coaches at Marshall's Tennis Academy.Clark Marshall who won the taxi of the year in 2008[3]
Sporting career
Marshall played Australian rules football for East Fremantle Football Club in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL). Between 1954 and 1961 played 20 league for East Fremantle.[4]
In 1955 and 1956 he entered the Wimbledon Championships, losing in the first and third rounds respectively.
In later life Marshall served as a football commentator with the Seven Network, and established the Arthur Marshall Tennis Academy in 1958.
Politics
Marshall first contested a seat at the 1990 Fremantle state by-election as a Liberal candidate. He achieved 35.70% of the vote against Labor candidate Jim McGinty's 33.75%, but lost after the distribution of preferences.[5] He won the seat of Murray in the 1993 election, succeeding Keith Read. A redistribution in 1994 saw the seat abolished and he was elected to the new seat of Dawesville at the 1996 election.[6] He was re-elected in 2001 and retired at the 2005 election.
Marshall was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2006 Australia Day Honours for "service to the community through fundraising for a range of not-for-profit organisations, to sport, and to the Parliament of Western Australia".[7]
References
- ^ "Mr Arthur Dix Marshall MLA". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 21 March 2008.
- ^ "Tributes from both sides of politics for Arthur Marshall | Community News Group". Community News Group. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ "WA election 2005 - Retiring MP's". ABC News online. 16 February 2005. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2008.
- ^ "Footballers in the House" (PDF). Parliament of Western Australia. May 2007. p. 2. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
- ^ Black, David; Prescott, Valerie (1997). Election statistics, Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth: Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. p. 102. ISBN 0-7309-8409-5.
- ^ "1996 election results from Dawesville" (PDF). WA Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2008.
- ^ "MARSHALL, Arthur Dix". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
External links
- Mr Arthur Dix Marshall from the 'Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook'
- 1934 births
- 2018 deaths
- Australian rules football commentators
- Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
- Australian male tennis players
- East Fremantle Football Club players
- Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
- People from Perth, Western Australia
- People educated at Wesley College, Perth
- Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Western Australia
- Australian sportsperson-politicians
- 21st-century Australian politicians
- Tennis people from Western Australia
- Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
- Liberal Party of Australia politician stubs
- Australian sportspeople stubs