- Arthur Groom
Arthur Champion Groom (26 November 1852 – 22 March 1922) was an
Australia n politician and land agent.Early life
Groom was born at
Harefield, Tasmania , the fifth son of Francis Groom and Matilda Emma, née Minnett. He attended Horton College at Ross before arriving in Victoria in 1872. He married Gertrude Rudge, with whom he had a daughter and three sons, at Geelong on 8 January 1877, at which time he was managing a nearby station. He continued in the stock and land management business for many years.tate politics
As principal of the firm Hamilton, Groom & Co., Groom became associated with the Gippsland area. He was elected to the
Victorian Legislative Assembly for the seat of Gippsland South in March 1886, and transferred to Gippsland West in 1889, but lost his seat in 1892. He continued to be active in the local area; he became a member of theRailway Standing Committee in 1890 and was a member of the royal commission on the Victorian coal industry in 1889.Federal politics
Groom was elected to the seat of Flinders in the
Australian House of Representatives at the inaugural federal election in 1901, representing theFree Trade Party . He was rarely present at Parliament as he continued his work as a stock agent, and retired from the House in 1903.Later life
After leaving parliament, he bought a property, Kyogle, in northern
New South Wales , an extremely successful venture which turned Groom's interest further north. In 1910 he moved toQueensland , where he lived until his death on 22 March 1922 at Cloncurry. He was survived by his second wife Eva Rosabel, and their three daughters and four sons, together with a daughter of his first marriage.References
*Australian Dictionary of Biography|last=Moorhead |first=Leslie M. |authorlink=|year=1983|id=A090124b.htm|title= Groom, Arthur Champion (1852 - 1922) |accessdate=2008-03-16
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NAME=Groom, Arthur Champion
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Australia n politician
DATE OF BIRTH=26 November 1852
PLACE OF BIRTH=Harefield, Tasmania
DATE OF DEATH=22 March 1922
PLACE OF DEATH=Cloncurry, Queensland
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