- Hugh Roberton
Hugh Stevenson Roberton (
18 December 1900 –13 March 1987 ) was anAustralia n politician.Roberton was born in
Glasgow ,Scotland , son ofSir Hugh Roberton , a Scottish composer and founder of the Glasgow Orpheus Choir. He was educated at the West of Scotland Agricultural College andGlasgow University and emigrated to Australia in the 1920s. He became a farmer and grazier at Old Junee and a writer on political and economic subjects, particularly in the rural newspaper the Land under the name, "Peter Snodgrass". DuringWorld War II he served as a gunner in the Middle East.cite web
last = Hawke
first = Bob
authorlink =Bob Hawke
title =Death of the Hon. Hugh Stevenson Roberton
work=Hansard
publisher =Parliament of Australia
date =17 March 1987
url = http://parlinfoweb.aph.gov.au/piweb/view_document.aspx?ID=289658&TABLE=HANSARDR
accessdate = 2008-01-08 ] cite web
last = Sinclair
first = Ian
authorlink =Ian Sinclair
title =Death of the Hon. Hugh Stevenson Roberton
work=Hansard
publisher =Parliament of Australia
date =17 March 1987
url = http://parlinfoweb.aph.gov.au/piweb/view_document.aspx?ID=289666&TABLE=HANSARDR
accessdate = 2008-01-08 ]Roberton stood for the Country Party at the 1949 election for the House of Representatives seat of Riverina and defeated the Labor member, Joseph Langtry. He was a proponent of government intervention to stabilise the price paid to wheat-growers. In February 1956, he was appointed Minister for Social Services in the
seventh Menzies Ministry , a position he held until his resignation from parliament in 1965. He was then appointed Australia's first ambassador to Ireland until 1968.Roberton was survived by his wife, Eileen, and a daughter.
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NAME = Roberton, Hugh Stevenson
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SHORT DESCRIPTION =Australia n politician
DATE OF BIRTH =18 December 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH =Glasgow ,Scotland
DATE OF DEATH =13 March 1987
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