Hubert Lawrence Anthony

Hubert Lawrence "Larry" Anthony (12 March 1897 - 12 July 1957), Australian politician, founded the only three-generation dynasty in the history of the Australian House of Representatives.

Anthony was born in Warren, New South Wales, and had a limited education in bush schools. In 1914 he joined the Australian Army and spent World War I in the Signals Corps. After the war he settled at Murwillumbah on the NSW north coast, where he took up banana farming. By the 1930s he was the biggest banana-grower in Australia and chairman of the Banana Growers Federation. This made him an influential figure in the politics of the Northern Rivers region.cite web
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In 1937 Anthony was elected to the House of Representatives as Country Party member for the seat of Richmond. As a powerful figure in the party he had rapid promotion. He was an Honorary Minister 1940-1941, and Minister for Transport in 1941. During the years of the wartime Australian Labor Party government (1941-1949), he was a senior member of the Opposition.

In 1949 the conservatives returned to power under Robert Menzies, and Anthony became Postmaster-General, adding the post of Minister for Civil Aviation in 1951. He held these posts until his sudden death at Murwillumbah in 1957. He was succeeded as Member for Richmond by his son Doug Anthony, then aged 27. Anthony was later leader of the Country Party and Deputy Prime Minister of Australia 1971-1972 and 1975-1983. Doug's son Larry Anthony was Member for Richmond 1996-2004 and was a junior minister in the Howard government.

The Anthonys are the only three-generation dynasty in the House of Representatives, although Alexander Downer is the son of a federal MP and the grandson of a Senator.

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*Anthony family

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NAME=Anthony, Larry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Anthony, Hubert Lawrence
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH= 12 March 1897
PLACE OF BIRTH= Warren, New South Wales
DATE OF DEATH= 12 July 1957
PLACE OF DEATH= Murwillumbah, New South Wales