Reg Turnbull

Dr
Reg Turnbull
Dr Reg Turnbull
Senator for Tasmania
	In office; 1 July 1962 – 11 April 1974
Member of the Tasmanian Parliament for Bass
	In office; 23 November 1946 – 30 October 1961
Personal details
Born	21 February 1908; Shanghai, China
Died	17 July 2006 (aged 98); Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Labor (1946–59) ; Independent (1959–69) ; Australia Party (1969–70) ; Independent (1970–74)
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Ffrost (m. 1930; died 1986); Nell Ramsay (m. 1987)
Alma mater	University of Melbourne
Profession	Medical doctor
Nickname	Spot
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Branch/service	Australian Imperial Force
Years of service	1942–1944
Rank	Major
Unit	2/12th Field Ambulance

Reginald John David "Spot" Turnbull (21 February 1908 – 17 July 2006) was an Australian politician.

He was a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 1946 to 1962 (1946–1959 for the Labor Party, 1959–1962 as an Independent), then a Senator for Tasmania from 1962 until 1974.^[1]

Though he was elected Senator each time as an Independent,^[1] he briefly served as leader of the Australia Party from August 1969 to January 1970.^[2]

Turnbull also served as Mayor of Launceston from 1964 to 1965.

References

^ ^a ^b The political maverick who didn't fit in, obituary in the Sydney Morning Herald, 25 July 2006
^ Parliamentary Handbook – Members of the Senate since 1901 Archived 25 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine

External links

[smh-1] The political maverick who didn't fit in, obituary in the Sydney Morning Herald, 25 July 2006

[2] Parliamentary Handbook – Members of the Senate since 1901 Archived 25 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine

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