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Alexander Dennett

1894 – 1956

Australian politician

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About Alexander Dennett

Lived 1894 – 1956 (aged 61–62). Alexander Dennett was an Australian politician.

Alexander Henry Dennett (6 January 1903 – 4 December 1956) was an Australian politician.

Dennett was born in Melbourne to John Dennett and Dorothy Neale and became an Anglican lay preacher in Gippsland before serving in World War I.

On 10 November 1945 Dennett was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Liberal member for Caulfield. He was party whip from 1945 to 1947, A supporter of Thomas Hollway, he was the deputy of the Liberal rebels who broke away from the Liberal and Country Party in 1952 to vote against the McDonald Country Party government.

Dennett was Deputy Premier and Minister of Forests, Conservation and Immigration in the seventy-hour Hollway ministry that followed that action, and served as deputy of the group that became the Victorian Liberal Party until 1955, when he lost his seat.

Dennett died at Heidelberg on 4 December 1956.

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Important facts

Born
1894, Melbourne
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Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Also known as
Alexander Henry Dennett

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Alexander Dennett?

Australian politician

When was Alexander Dennett born?

Alexander Dennett was born in 1894 in Melbourne.

When did Alexander Dennett die?

Alexander Dennett died on 4 December 1956 in Heidelberg.

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Alexander Dennett was a politician.

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Alexander Dennett was Australian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Alexander Dennett

· Wikidata: Q22017716

· DBpedia: Alexander Dennett

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