词条 | Douglas Peel Gordon |
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Douglas Peel Gordon (20 October 1892 – 9 October 1948) was a pastoralist and politician in South Australia. HistoryGordon was born at Semaphore, the elder son of Sir David Gordon. In World War I he served with the First AIF in Egypt and Gallipoli. He gained experience in sheep and cattle raising in New South Wales and the Far North of South Australia, Myrtle Springs Station (near Copley) and finally settled on a property at Mount Crawford.[1] He was president of the Liberal and Country League from 1943 to 1946 and a foundation member of the Federal Council of the Liberal Party of Australia. He was a member of the Barossa District Council for 11 years. He served as a member for the Midland district on the South Australian Legislative Council for the Liberal and Country League from 8 March 1947 to 9 October 1948. FamilyHe married Mary Dorothea "Mollie" Matters of Unley Park on 2 April 1924; they had three sons:
References1. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article93213508 |title=Death Of Mr. Gordon, M.L.C. |newspaper=The Chronicle |location=Adelaide |date=14 October 1948 |accessdate=5 December 2014 |page=6 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gordon, Douglas Peel}} 6 : Australian pastoralists|1892 births|1948 deaths|Members of the South Australian Legislative Council|Liberal and Country League politicians|20th-century Australian politicians |
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