About Laurie Failes
Lived 1899 – 1976 (aged 76). Laurie Failes was an Australian politician.
Laurence John Failes (6 October 1899 – 7 July 1976) was an Australian politician. Born in Coonabarabran, New South Wales, he attended state schools and then Hawkesbury Agricultural College before becoming a farmer at Bugaldie and then a businessman at Coonabarabran. He served in World War II 1942–45.
In 1949, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Country Party member for Lawson. He was a member of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs, the House Committee and the Select Committee on the House of Representatives Accommodation.
He held Lawson until its abolition in 1969, at which time he retired. Failes died in 1976.
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Who was Laurie Failes?
Australian politician
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Laurie Failes was born on 6 October 1899 in Coonabarabran.
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Laurie Failes died on 7 July 1976.
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Laurie Failes was a politician.
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Laurie Failes was Australian.
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