Alexander Borthwick
Alexander Hay Borthwick (27 May 1884 – 5 May 1942) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Maffra to banker William Borthwick and Ada Maud Bell. He worked for the Standard Bank of South Africa for a decade after leaving school, and in 1911 returned to Victoria to farm at Fulham. During World War I he served with the 8th Light Horse Regiment and was wounded at Lone Pine; he also lost an arm in Palestine. Around 1916 he married Eve Sage, with whom he had four children. After the war he farmed at Kilmany and in 1926 co-founded a stock and station agency based in Sale. In 1938 he won a by-election for the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Gippsland North, representing the Country Party. He served until his death in Sale in 1942.[1]
References
- ↑ Parliament of Victoria (2001). "Borthwick, Alexander Hay". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
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| Preceded by James McLachlan |
Member for Gippsland North 1938–1942 |
Succeeded by Bill Fulton |
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