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Alexander Armstrong

1916 – 1985

Politician, grazier and businessman in New South Wales, Australia

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About Alexander Armstrong

Lived 1916 – 1985 (aged 68). Alexander Armstrong was a politician, livestock farmer and businessperson.

Alexander Ewan Armstrong (15 June 1916 – 27 April 1985) was a politician, grazier and businessman in New South Wales, Australia.

Biography Armstrong was born in Sydney to doctor George Armstrong and Florence Edith Ewan. He attended Scots College and became a grazier, working first on the family's Albury property and then at Winderadeen and Collector. On 10 February 1945, he married Marjorie Alma Goodhew and they had two daughters. He later divorced, and remarried Margaret Rose Cleary in July 1963.

A member of the Liberal Party, he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1952. In 1956, he defected to the Country Party. In 1968 the Supreme Court found that Armstrong had threatened to have a business associate killed, and on 25 February 1969 the Legislative Council passed a resolution that he was guilty of conduct unworthy of a member of the council and that he be expelled. Armstrong unsuccessfully challenged his expulsion in the Court of Appeal.

He died at Alice Springs in 1985.

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
The Scots College
Positions held
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
Also known as
Alexander Ewan Armstrong

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Alexander Armstrong?

politician, grazier and businessman in New South Wales, Australia

When was Alexander Armstrong born?

Alexander Armstrong was born on 15 June 1916 in Sydney.

When did Alexander Armstrong die?

Alexander Armstrong died on 27 April 1985 in Alice Springs.

What was Alexander Armstrong's occupation?

Alexander Armstrong was a politician, livestock farmer and businessperson.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Alexander Armstrong

· Wikidata: Q20983218

· DBpedia: Alexander Armstrong (Australian politician)

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