Richard Crouch

Richard Crouch

Richard Armstrong Crouch (19 June 1868 – 7 April 1949) was an Australian politician.

Crouch was born on at Ballarat East, Victoria, son of George Crouch, miner, storekeeper and later a wealthy boot-retailer from Tottenham, London, and his wife Selina Durham, née Marks, from Aberdeen, Scotland.

Crouch was elected to federal parliament in 1901 as a member of the Protectionist Party and Commonwealth Liberal Party for the electorate of Corio for nine years, serving under Alfred Deakin, and was at the time the youngest member of the lower house. Crouch was a supporter of Deakin, and gained recognition as a wit and a radical. He was outspoken on the delicate matter of lavish allowances for the Governor General of Australia. Crouch enthusiastically supported new trends in Australian defence policies; however he opposed conscription. He served for another two years as a member of the Labor Party for the electorate of Corangamite, whilst James Scullin was in power. Upon his defeat, he decided to forsake politics for philanthropy, travel, writing, and encouraging Australians to take a greater interest in their history.

He was also the donor of the first six busts at Prime Minister's Avenue, and bequeathed funds for maintaining the project.

Crouch died aged 81 in 1949.

References

* [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080178b.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography - Crouch, Richard Armstrong (1868 - 1949)]


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