Alexander Wilson (Australian politician)

Alexander Wilson
Member of the Australian Parliament for Wimmera
In office 23 October 1937 – 31 December 1945
Preceded by	Hugh McClelland
Succeeded by	Winton Turnbull
Personal details
Born	(1889-06-07)7 June 1889 County Down, Ireland
Died	Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Nationality	Irish Australian
Political party	Independent
Occupation	Farmer

Alexander Wilson (7 June 1889 – 26 January 1954) was an Australian wheat farmer and politician.

Biography

Born in County Down, Ulster, Ireland (now in Northern Ireland), he was educated at Belfast and migrated to Australia in 1908, becoming a farmer at Ultima, Victoria. He was prominent as a leader of Victorian wheatgrowers. In 1937, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the member for Wimmera, running as an independent Country candidate and defeating Country Party member Hugh McClelland. In 1941 he joined with the House's other independent, Arthur Coles, in voting against the budget of Country Party Prime Minister Arthur Fadden, bringing down Fadden's government and handing the premiership to Labor's John Curtin. After this, Wilson supported the Curtin government. He held the seat until his retirement on 31 December 1945 to become the Administrator of Norfolk Island, a position he held until 1952. He retired to a farm at Swan Hill and died in 1954.

References

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Hugh McClelland	Member for Wimmera 1937–1945	Succeeded by Winton Turnbull
Political offices
Preceded by Charles Rosenthal	Administrator of Norfolk Island 1946–1952	Succeeded by Colin Hugh Boyd Norman