- Winton Turnbull
Sir Winton George Turnbull
CBE (13 December 1899 –15 January 1980 ) was anAustralia n politician.Early life
Turnbull was born at
Hamilton, Victoria to farmer Adam Beverly Turnbull and Georgina Agnes, nee Drummond. His was mostly educated by his mother, although he did attend state schools for short periods. Following his father's death in 1922, Turnbull and his mother moved to Warracknabeal, where Winton was employed as an auctioneer. He took part in several public speaking competitions before he and his mother moved to Essendon 1933. During this time, he became interested in politics, joining the Country Party. He attempted to run for the Country Party in the House of Representatives seat of Bendigo in 1937, and attempted to take theVictorian Legislative Assembly seat of Lowan in 1940, but was unsuccessful in both.In July 1940, Turnbull enlisted in the
Australian Imperial Force and was sent to Malaya. He was captured at the 1942 fall ofSingapore and was aprisoner of war for three and a half years atChangi , where he organised debates among the prisoners. At the end of the war he returned to Australia, unsuccessfully contesting the Legislative Assembly seat of Borung.Federal politics
In 1946, Turnbull was elected in a by-election to the federal seat of Wimmera for the Country Party. He was subsequently discharged from the army in order to sit in the Parliament. He married tailoress Beryl Bradley on
22 December 1947 at Essendon.Turnbull was a dedicated parliamentarian who never missed a parliamentary sitting. His seat of Wimmera was essentially replaced with Mallee in 1949; he was easily elected. He was appointed Country Party whip in 1956, and in 1968 was awarded a
CBE . He was knighted in 1972 and retired from parliament later that year. He died at Bendigo on15 January 1980 , survived by his wife; there had been no children.References
*Australian Dictionary of Biography|last=Boadle |first=Donald |authorlink=|year=2002|id=A160512b.htm|title= Turnbull, Sir Winton George (1899 - 1980) |accessdate=2008-03-16
Persondata
NAME=Turnbull, Winton George
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Turnbull, Sir Winton George
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Australia n politician
DATE OF BIRTH=13 December 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH=Hamilton, Victoria
DATE OF DEATH=15 January 1980
PLACE OF DEATH=Bendigo, Victoria
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