Bate family
The Bate family is an Australian political family:
- Henry John Bate (19 April 1881 – 4 January 1967) was an Australian politician serving on Eurobodalla Shire Council and the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as a member of the Nationalist Party of Australia and the United Australia Party;[1]
- His son, Henry Jefferson Percival "Jeff" Bate, (5 May 1906 – 15 April 1984) was an Australian politician, representing the United Australia Party and the Liberal Party of Australia for most of his career, but ended as an independent.[2]
- Jeff Bate's second wife, Thelma Florence Bate CBE, (3 August 1904 – 26 July 1984) was an Australian community leader and women's activist.[3]
- his third wife, Dame Zara Bate DBE, (10 March 1909 – 14 June 1989) was an Australian fashion designer and widow of the Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt.[4]
References
- ^ "Mr Henry John Bate (1881-1967)". Parliament of New South Wales. 2011. Archived from the original on 24 March 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
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{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Oppenheimer, Melanie (2007). "Bate, Thelma Florence (1904–1984)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Dame Zara Holt (1968), My Life and Harry. An Autobiography, Herald and Weekly Times, Melbourne