Arthur Mansell
Arthur Robert Mansell CBE (19 December 1904 – 26 July 1990) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Mildura and was a fruit grower in the district before entering politics. He served on Mildura City Council from 1945 to 1969 and was mayor twice between 1949 and 1951. A Country Party member, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council in 1952 for North Western Province. From 1969 to 1973 he was Deputy Leader of the Country Party in the upper house. Mansell retired from politics in 1973, in which year he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. He married Dorothy Mable Davies, with whom he had four children. Mansell died in 1990.[1]
References
- ↑ Parliament of Victoria (2001). "Mansell, Arthur Robert". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
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| Preceded by Colin McNally |
Member for North Western 1952–1973 Served alongside: Percy Byrnes; Bernie Dunn |
Succeeded by Ken Wright |
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