The Honourable
Larry Anthony
Minister for Civil Aviation
In office
11 May 1951 – 9 July 1954
Prime MinisterRobert Menzies
Preceded byThomas White
Succeeded byAthol Townley
Postmaster-General of Australia
In office
19 December 1949 – 11 January 1956
Prime MinisterRobert Menzies
Preceded byDon Cameron
Succeeded byCharles Davidson
Minister for Transport
In office
26 June 1941 – 7 October 1941
Prime MinisterRobert Menzies
Arthur Fadden
Preceded byPosition re-established
Succeeded byGeorge Lawson
Member of the Australian Parliament for Richmond
In office
23 October 1937 – 12 July 1957
Preceded byRoland Green
Succeeded byDoug Anthony
Personal details
Born(1897-03-12)12 March 1897
Warren, New South Wales Colony, British Empire
Died12 July 1957(1957-07-12) (aged 60)
Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Political partyCountry
Relations
RelativesAnthony family
Occupation
  • Farmer
  • Soldier
  • Politician
Military service
Allegiance Australia
Branch/service Australian Army
Years of service1914–1916
RankSapper
UnitFirst Australian Imperial Force
Commands2nd Signal Troop (Engineers)
Battles/warsWorld War I
 • Gallipoli campaign
Service number521
Active duty25 July – 10 August 1915
Discharge reasonMedically unfit
Awards

Hubert Lawrence "Larry" Anthony (12 March 1897 – 12 July 1957) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Country Party and held ministerial office in the governments of Arthur Fadden and Robert Menzies, serving as Minister for Transport (1941), Postmaster-General (1949–1956), and Minister for Civil Aviation (1951–1954). A soldier and banana-grower before entering politics, he represented the New South Wales seat of Richmond from 1937 to 1957, which was later held by his son Doug Anthony and grandson Larry Anthony, the only three-generation dynasty in the history of the Australian House of Representatives.

Early life

Anthony was born in Warren, New South Wales, and had a limited education in bush schools. In 1914 he joined the Australian Army and spent World War I in the Signals Corps, seeing active duty in Gallipoli. He was discharged in 1916 following his return to Australia, where he was initially admitted to the first Auxiliary Hospital suffering from throat disease. After the war he settled at Murwillumbah on the NSW north coast, where he took up banana farming. By the 1930s he was the biggest banana-grower in Australia and chairman of the Banana Growers Federation. This made him an influential figure in the politics of the Northern Rivers region.[1]

Politics

Anthony in 1938

In 1937 Anthony was elected to the House of Representatives as Country Party member for the seat of Richmond. As a powerful figure in the party he had rapid promotion. He was an Honorary Minister 1940–1941, and Minister for Transport in 1941. During the years of the wartime Australian Labor Party government (1941–1949), he was a senior member of the Opposition.[1]

In 1949 the conservatives returned to power under Robert Menzies, and Anthony became Postmaster-General, adding the post of Minister for Civil Aviation in 1951. He held these posts until his sudden death at Murwillumbah in 1957. He was succeeded as Member for Richmond by his son Doug Anthony, then aged 27. Doug Anthony was later leader of the Country Party and Deputy Prime Minister of Australia 1971–1972 and 1975–1983. Doug's son Larry Anthony was Member for Richmond 1996–2004 and was a junior minister in the Howard government.[1]

The Anthonys are the only three-generation dynasty in the House of Representatives, although Alexander Downer is the son of a federal MP and the grandson of a Senator.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Brodrick, Lloyd. "Anthony, Hubert Lawrence (Larry) (1897–1957)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 29 May 2007.

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