About Arthur Rylah
Lived 1909 – 1974 (aged 64). Arthur Rylah was an Australian politician.
Sir Arthur Gordon Rylah, (3 October 190920 September 1974) was an Australian politician and lawyer who served as Deputy Premier of Victoria from 1955 to 1971.
Background Rylah was born in Kew, Melbourne, the son of Walter Robert Rylah, a solicitor, and Helen Isabel Webb. He graduated with a law degree in 1932. On 10 September 1937 Rylah married Ann Flora Froude Flashman, a veterinarian, He was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the Queen's Birthday Honours of 1968. He is commemorated in the name of the Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research.
Sir Arthur Rylah Oval in Kew, Victoria was named in his honour, and plays hosts to sporting matches from local school, Xavier College (Burke Hall Campus).
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Who was Arthur Rylah?
Australian politician
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Arthur Rylah was born on 3 October 1909 in Kew.
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Arthur Rylah died on 20 September 1974 in Fitzroy.
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Arthur Rylah was a politician.
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Arthur Rylah was Australian.
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