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1908 births2000 deathsMembers of the New South Wales Legislative AssemblyAdministrators of Norfolk IslandAdministrators of the Northern TerritoryAustralian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales20th-century Australian politiciansAustralian Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
New South Wales Legislative AssemblyLabor PartyAdministrator of the Northern TerritoryGulgong, New South WalesLeo NottLiverpool Plains1941Country PartyHarry CarterAlfred YeoCastlereaghWilliam McKellJoseph CahillRobert HeffronSecretary for LandsSecretary for MinesMinister for AgricultureAdministrator of the Northern TerritoryRobert MenziesFrank O'KeefeUpper Hunterby-electionPatersonOrder of the British Empire
The Honourable Roger Nott CBE | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Agriculture | |
In office 14 November 1957 – 3 March 1961 | |
| Premier | Joseph Cahill Bob Heffron |
| Preceded by | Eddie Graham |
| Succeeded by | Jack Renshaw |
| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Liverpool Plains | |
In office 10 May 1941 – 3 March 1961 | |
| Preceded by | Harry Carter |
| Succeeded by | Frank O'Keefe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1908-10-20)20 October 1908 Gulgong, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 28 September 2000(2000-09-28) (aged 91) Dunedoo, New South Wales, Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Rope |
| Occupation | shearer, farmer |
Roger Bede Nott CBE (20 October 1908 – 28 September 2000) was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1941 until 1961. He was a member of the Labor Party and held numerous ministerial positions between 1954 and 1961. He was the Administrator of the Northern Territory between 1961 and 1964.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Political career
3 Later life and career
4 References
Early life
Nott was born at Gulgong, New South Wales and was the son of a farmer. Leo Nott, Gulgong Shire President and member of the Legislative Assembly for Mudgee and Burrendong, was his brother. He was educated to elementary level at Gulgong Public School and initially worked as a shearer and farm hand. He later became a wheat farmer at Dunedoo.[1]
Political career
Nott was elected to the parliament as the Labor member for Liverpool Plains at the 1941 state election.[2] He replaced the Country Party member Harry Carter and defeated the Country Party candidate Alfred Yeo who had been the member for Castlereagh. Liverpool Plains was one of a number of rural seats that Labor won at the 1941 election and these victories contributed to the formation of the Labor government of William McKell.[1]
Nott was a member of the governments of Joseph Cahill and Robert Heffron. He was appointed as a Minister without Portfolio in 1954 and between 1956 and 1957 was the Secretary for Lands and Secretary for Mines. From 1957 until his retirement he was the Minister for Agriculture.
Later life and career
Nott retained his seat in parliament at a further six elections but controversially resigned in 1961 to accept an appointment from the Federal government as the Administrator of the Northern Territory.[2] This position was often a sinecure for retiring members of the ruling party but the government of Robert Menzies offered it to Nott to force his resignation from parliament and cause a by-election. The Country Party's Frank O'Keefe, who had been an unsuccessful candidate at four previous elections and a rising star for the party, was successful.
Nott was the unsuccessful Labor candidate by a narrow margin at the 1970 Upper Hunter by-election caused by O'Keefe's transfer to the federal seat of Paterson.[3]
Granted retention of the "Honourable" in 1961, Nott was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1977.[4][5]
References
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^ ab Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of - Liverpool Plains". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
^ Green, Antony. "Upper Hunter - By-election 1970". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
^ "No. 42406". The London Gazette. 7 July 1961. p. 5002.
^ "No. 47234". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 10 June 1977. p. 7103.
Parliament of New South Wales | ||
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| Preceded by Harry Carter | Member for Liverpool Plains 1941–1961 | Succeeded by Frank O'Keefe |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by William Gollan | Secretary for Mines 1956–1957 | Succeeded by John McMahon |
| Preceded by Frank Hawkins | Secretary for Lands 1956–1957 | Succeeded by William Gollan |
| Preceded by Eddie Graham | Minister for Agriculture 1957–1961 | Succeeded by Jack Renshaw |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by James Archer | Administrator of the Northern Territory 1961–1964 | Succeeded by Roger Dean |
| Preceded by Robert Hurley Wordsworth | Administrator of Norfolk Island 1964–1966 | Succeeded by Reginald Marsh |
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