Laurence Emmet McDermott

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name = Sir Larrence Emmet McDermott

honorific-suffix = KBE


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office = 73rd Lord Mayor of Sydney
term_start = 1969
term_end = 1972
predecessor = John Armstrong
successor = David Griffin
birth_date = 1911
birth_place = Sydney, Australia
death_date = 2002
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nationality = Australian
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party = Liberal Party of Australia
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alma_mater = University of Sydney
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Sir Laurence Emmet McDermott KBE (1911- 2002) was an Australian dentsist, politician and Lord Mayor of Sydney between 1969 and 1972.

McDermott was born in Glebe, the sixth of ten children. Educated at St Ignatius' College and the University of Sydney where he graduated in dentistry, he earned a doctorate of dentistry from Northwestern University in Chicago and became a leader of the dental profession in Australia. Joining the Liberal Party, he was elected to the Council of the City of Sydney, becoming Mayor in 1969.

As Lord Mayor, he was instrumental in the preservation of the historic Queen Victoria Building and the conversion of Martin Place into a pedestrian mall. [Stephens, T. [http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/09/19/1032054911638.html Mayor who changed the face of Sydney.] Sydney Morning Herald, 20 September 2002.]

On the 1st January 1972 he was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the civil division.

McDermott died in 2002 age 90. He is survived by his son and daughter from his first marraige and his second wife.

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