Albert Lind
Sir Albert Lind | |
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| 7th Deputy Premier of Victoria | |
| In office 14 October 1937 – 14 September 1943 | |
| Premier | Albert Dunstan |
| Preceded by | Francis Old |
| Succeeded by | Bert Cremean |
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Gippsland East | |
| In office 21 October 1920 – 1 June 1961 | |
| Preceded by | James Cameron |
| Succeeded by | Bruce Evans |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Albert Eli Lind 21 February 1878 East Charlton, Victoria |
| Died | 26 June 1964 (aged 86) Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia |
| Political party | United Country Party |
| Other political affiliations | Victorian Farmers' Union |
| Spouse |
Flora Catherine Arthur
(m. 1904) |
| Relations | Alan Lind (nephew) |
Sir Albert Eli Lind (21 February 1878 – 26 June 1964) was an Australian politician.
Early life
[edit]Lind was born in 1878 in East Charlton, Victoria, the son of Oliver Nicholas Lind, a farmer from Denmark, and his Welsh wife Mary Ann Clay. In 1882, drought forced the family to move to East Gippsland where Lind was educated at Lucknow, and then to Bairnsdale in 1884 where he attended Bairnsdale state school. By the age of 12, he was a builder's apprentice and worked in several trades. In 1904, then just married, Lind selected a 640-acre property at Mount Taylor, where he established a dairy farm with his brother Ernie.[1]
Political career
[edit]Lind entered politics as a councillor for the Shire of Bairnsdale from 1914 to 1925. In October 1920, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the seat of Gippsland East for the Victorian Farmers' Union (VFU).[2]
On 2 April, Lind was made Minister of Forests, Minister of Public Instruction, President of the Board of Land and Works and Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey in Albert Dunstan's cabinet.[3]
On 13 October 1937, Lind was voted deputy leader of the United Country Party in an unexpected ballot at the party's pre-sessional meeting, and therefore became Deputy Premier of Victoria.[4]
When John McDonald won government in 1950, Lind resumed his portfolios of lands and forests, as well as the additional portfolio of soldier settlement.[2]
Lind was knighted in the 1951 King's Birthday honours for his service in the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[5]
Family
[edit]Lind married Flora Catherine Arthur on 31 August 1904 at Bairnsdale. They had four sons and five daughters.[1]
Lind was the uncle of Alan Lind, who was also a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Labor Party, representing the districts of Mildura (1952–1955) and Dandenong (1969–1979).[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c J. D. Adams, 'Lind, Sir Albert Eli (1878–1964)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University,, accessed 9 July 2013.
- ^ a b Lind, Sir Albert Eli, Re-member, Parliament of Victoria.
- ^ Gazette 59, Victoria Government Gazette, Government of Victoria, 2 April 1935.
- ^ "STATE POLITICS COUNTRY PARTY'S SURPRISE". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 14 October 1937. p. 3. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ LIND, Albert Eli, It's an Honour, 7 June 1951.
- 1878 births
- 1964 deaths
- Deputy premiers of Victoria
- Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
- Presidents of the Board of Land and Works
- National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria
- Australian Knights Bachelor
- Australian pastoralists
- Australian people of Danish descent
- Australian people of Welsh descent
- People from Charlton, Victoria
- Ministers for forests (Victoria)
- Ministers for education (Victoria)
- Commissioners of crown lands and survey (Victoria)