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Alfred Reid (Australian politician)

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Alfred Albert Edward Ernest Theodore Muswellbrooke Orlando Vassa Reid (1867 – 5 August 1945), nicknamed Alphabet Reid,[1] was an Australian politician.

He was born in Penrith to Michael and Ann Clara Reid. He became a baker, and in 1898 married Mary Ann Robertson. He served on Penrith Municipal Council from 1895 to 1898 and was mayor in 1898, and after moving to Manly around 1907 served on Manly Council from 1915 and 1928 (mayor from 1919 to 1921). In 1920 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as one of the members for North Shore; he was initially an independent, but subsequently joined the Nationalist Party. He did not stand for election in 1922 and was re-elected in 1925. In 1927, when single-member electorates were re-introduced, he became the member for Manly. He lost Democratic preselection for the 1944 state election and ran successfully as an independent Democrat. He joined the Liberal Party in 1945 but died later that year at Manly.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ ""Alphabet" Reid". Lithgow Mercury. 9 July 1931. p. 1. Retrieved 3 February 2020 – via Trove.
  2. ^ "Mr Alfred Albert Edward Ernest (Theodore Muswellbrooke Orlando) Vassa Reid (1867–1945)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.

 

Civic offices
Preceded by
William Fulton
Mayor of Penrith
1898
Succeeded by
William Player
Preceded by
Francis William Heaton
Mayor of Manly
1919 – 1921
Succeeded by
Francis William Heaton
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
New seat
Member for North Shore
1920–1922
Served alongside: Arthur, Cocks, Murphy, Weaver
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member for North Shore
1925–1927
Served alongside: Arthur, Fell, Kay/Tonge, Murphy
Succeeded by
Seat abolished
Preceded by
New seat
Member for Manly
1927–1945
Succeeded by