- Daniel Clyne
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The Honourable Daniel Clyne Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly In office
28 May 1941 – 27 May 1947Preceded by Reginald Weaver Succeeded by Bill Lamb Personal details Born 28 December 1879
Bathurst, New South WalesDied 28 August 1965 (aged 85)
Ashfield, New South WalesPolitical party Australian Labor Party, Australian Labor Party (NSW) Daniel Clyne (28 December 1879 – 28 August 1965) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1927 until 1956 and, variously, a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and Lang Labor. He was the Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1941 and 1947.
Clyne was born in Bathurst. He was the son of a farmer, was educated to elementary level at convent schools and from age 14 worked as a fettler for the New South Wales Government Railways. As an official in the Australian Railways Union he was dismissed for taking part in the 1917 general strike. He subsequently advanced in the Labor movement as an official of the Storeman and Packers Union. At the 1927 state election, Clyne was elected to the New South Wales Parliament as the Labor member for the new seat of King. He retained the seat for the next 9 elections during a stormy period in ALP history (see Lang Labor) and retired at the 1956 state election. With the election of the Labor government of William McKell in 1941, Clyne was elected unanimously by the Legislative Assembly as Speaker. He maintained this position for 6 years and the parliamentary web site states that he was: "impartial in his rulings and developed a reputation for treating members with great fairness".
References
- "Mr Daniel Clyne (1879 - 1965)". Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856-2006. New South Wales Parliament. http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/1fb6ebed995667c2ca256ea100825164/977aef94891fd144ca256cbb007dcf79?OpenDocument. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
Parliament of New South Wales New district Member for King
1927 – 1956Succeeded by
Albert SlossPreceded by
Reginald WeaverSpeaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
1941 – 1947Succeeded by
Bill LambCategories:- 1879 births
- 1965 deaths
- Australian Labor Party politicians
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
- Speakers of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
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