About Lawrence Schofield
Lived 1908 – 1969 (aged 60). Lawrence Schofield was a politician.
Lawrence Edward Schofield (2 December, 1908 – 14 June, 1969) was an Australian politician.
Early life He was born at Tamworth to grocer William Edward Schofield and Madeline Bizant. He attended the local Dominican convent until 1939, when he became a mill operator at Mayfield. On 6 June, 1931 he married Ilma Scott, with whom he had two children.
Career In 1948, he joined the Labor Party, serving on the central executive from 1957 to 1958 and from 1961 to 1967; he was also the Newcastle secretary of the Federated Ironworkers' Association from 1949 to 1967. From 1967 to 1969, he was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council.
Death Schofield died at Merewether in 1969.
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Australian politician (1908-1969)
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Lawrence Schofield was a politician.
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