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Alfred Ashley-Brown

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Alfred Ashley-Brown
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Mitchell
In office
2 December 1972 – 18 May 1974
Preceded byLes Irwin
Succeeded byAlan Cadman
Personal details
Born(1907-11-07)7 November 1907
Sydney
Died5 March 1993(1993-03-05) (aged 85)
NationalityAustralian
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
SpouseMona Ashley-Brown (née Mona Foggon)
ChildrenHenry A Ashley-Brown; Murray F Ashley Brown
OccupationCompany director

Alfred Ashley-Brown (6 November 1907 – 5 March 1993) was an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he was a company director, and served in the military 1942–45, achieving the rank of Major. A member of Blacktown City Council, he was the mayor from 1961 to 1965, and 1968 to 1971.

In 1972, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Mitchell, defeating Liberal MP Les Irwin. He was defeated by Liberal Alan Cadman in 1974. Ashley-Brown died in 1993.[1]

References

  1. ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Member for Mitchell
1972–1974
Succeeded by