Albert Lind Contents Early life Political career Family References Navigation menu'Lind, Sir Albert Eli (1878–1964)'Lind, Sir Albert EliGazette 59"STATE POLITICS COUNTRY PARTY'S SURPRISE"LIND, Albert Eli
1878 births1964 deathsDeputy Premiers of VictoriaMembers of the Victorian Legislative AssemblyNational Party of Australia members of the Parliament of VictoriaAustralian Knights BachelorAustralian politicians awarded knighthoodsAustralian pastoralistsAustralian people of Danish descentAustralian people of Welsh descentPeople from Charlton, Victoria
East CharltonShire of BairnsdaleVictorian Legislative AssemblyGippsland EastAlbert Dunstan's cabinetDeputy Premier of VictoriaJohn McDonaldAlan LindLabor PartyMilduraDandenong
Sir Albert Lind | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Premier of Victoria | |
In office 13 October 1937 – 14 September 1943 | |
| Premier | Albert Dunstan |
| Preceded by | Francis Old |
| Succeeded by | Bert Cremean |
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Gippsland East | |
In office 21 October 1920 – 1 June 1961 | |
| Preceded by | James Cameron |
| Succeeded by | Bruce Evans |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Albert Eli Lind (1878-02-21)21 February 1878 East Charlton, Victoria |
| Died | 26 June 1964(1964-06-26) (aged 86) Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia |
| Political party | United Country Party |
| Other political affiliations | Victorian Farmers' Union |
| Spouse(s) | Flora Catherine Arthur (m. 1904) |
| Relations | Alan Lind (nephew) |
| Occupation | Dairy farmer and grazier |
Sir Albert Eli Lind (21 February 1878 – 26 June 1964) was an Australian farmer and politician.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Political career
3 Family
4 References
Early life
Lind was born in 1878 in East Charlton, Victoria, the son of Oliver Nicholas Lind, a farmer from Denmark, and his Welsh wife Mary Ann Clay. In 1882, drought forced the family to move to East Gippsland where Lind was educated at Lucknow, and then to Bairnsdale in 1884 where he attended Bairnsdale state school. By the age of 12, he was a builder's apprentice and worked in several trades. In 1904, then just married, Lind selected a 640-acre property at Mount Taylor, where he established a dairy farm with his brother Ernie.[1]
Political career
Lind entered politics as a councillor for the Shire of Bairnsdale from 1914 to 1925. In October 1920, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the seat of Gippsland East for the Victorian Farmers' Union (VFU).[2]
On 2 April, Lind was made Minister of Forests, President of the Board of Land and Works and Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey in Albert Dunstan's cabinet.[3]
On 13 October 1937, Lind was voted deputy leader of the United Country Party in an unexpected ballot at the party's pre-sessional meeting, and therefore became Deputy Premier of Victoria.[4]
When John McDonald won government in 1950, Lind resumed his portfolios of lands and forests, as well as the additional portfolio of soldier settlement.[2]
Lind was knighted in the 1951 King's Birthday honours for his service in the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[5]
Family
Lind married Flora Catherine Arthur on 31 August 1904 at Bairnsdale. They had four sons and five daughters.[1]
Lind was the uncle of Alan Lind, who was also a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Labor Party, representing the districts of Mildura (1952–1955) and Dandenong (1969–1979).[1]
References
^ abc J. D. Adams, 'Lind, Sir Albert Eli (1878–1964)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University,, accessed 9 July 2013.
^ ab Lind, Sir Albert Eli, Re-member, Parliament of Victoria.
^ Gazette 59, Victoria Government Gazette, Government of Victoria, 2 April 1935.
^ "STATE POLITICS COUNTRY PARTY'S SURPRISE". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 14 October 1937. p. 3. Retrieved 9 July 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ LIND, Albert Eli, It's an Honour, 7 June 1951.
Victorian Legislative Assembly | ||
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| Preceded by James Cameron | Member for Gippsland East 1920–1961 | Succeeded by Bruce Evans |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Francis Old | Deputy Premier of Victoria 1937–1943 | Succeeded by Bert Cremean |
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