Alexander Buchanan

Alexander Buchanan
Member of the Australian Parliament for McMillan
In office 10 December 1955 – 2 December 1972
Preceded by	Geoffrey Brown
Succeeded by	Arthur Hewson
Personal details
Born	4 October 1905 Melbourne, Victoria
Died	10 September 1985 (aged 79)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal (1955–72) Independent (1972)
Alma mater	University of Melbourne
Occupation	Farmer

Alexander Andrew Buchanan (4 October 1905 – 10 September 1985) was an Australian politician. Born in Melbourne, he was educated there at Scotch College and then at the University of Melbourne. He became a manager and a manufacturing and wholesale merchant before serving in the military 1942–43. He returned to become a farmer at Beaconsfield and an organiser of the Liberal Party in Victoria. In 1955, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for McMillan. He held the seat until 1972, when he lost his Liberal Party endorsement and unsuccessfully contested the seat as an independent. His preferences were instrumental in the victory of the Country Party candidate in that year. Buchanan died in 1985.^[1]

References

1. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-20.