Roland Green (politician)
Roland Green | |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Richmond | |
| In office 16 December 1922 – 23 October 1937 | |
| Preceded by | Walter Massy-Greene |
| Succeeded by | Larry Anthony |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 October 1885 |
| Died | 27 April 1947 (aged 61) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Country Party |
Roland Frederick Herbert Green (29 October 1885 – 27 April 1947) was an Australian politician. He attended Sydney Boys High School [1] and served in the 6th Battalion AIF in the First World War, until losing a leg at the Battle of Menin Road in Belgium, in September 1917.[2]
To general surprise, Green won the House of Representatives seat of Richmond for the Country Party at the December 1922 election, defeating the sitting member and government minister Walter Massy-Greene. Green used an ingenious punning campaign slogan: "Vote for the Green without an E" (i.e. "a knee"). Lack of an E in his name also gave him precedence on the ballot paper over Massy-Greene (who had not adopted a hyphenated surname at that time).[3]
He remained the member for Richmond until his defeat at the 1937 election by Larry Anthony (senior), another Country Party candidate.[4]
Notes
- ^ "Members of Parliament and Legislatures" (PDF). Sydney Boys High School Old Boys Union. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "Commonwealth Members of Parliament who have served in war" (PDF). Parliamentary Library. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ Lloyd, C.J. "Massy-Greene, Sir Walter (1874–1952)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "Members of the House of Representatives since 1901". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 1 September 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2007.
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