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Roy Robert Rawson

1898 – 1971

Australian politician

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Lived 1898 – 1971 (aged 73). Roy Robert Rawson was an Australian esperantist.

Roy Robert Rawson (11 May 1898 – 14 June 1971) was an Australian politician.

Early life He was born at Woods Point to gold miner Robert Rawson and Ellen Smith. From the age of fourteen, he was employed in a Melbourne warehouse, and in 1916 he campaigned against military conscription. From 1916 to 1918, he was a wireless operator for the Royal Australian Navy, and after the war, he managed first a tea room in Bourke Street and then, from 1922, a bookshop in Swanston Street. In April 1925 he married schoolteacher Florence Elizabeth Mitchell, with whom he had one son, political scientist, Don Rawson. His daughter-in-law for a period was classicist Beryl Rawson.

Politics From 1927 he owned his bookshop in Exhibition Street, where he also ran the headquarters of the Book Censorship Abolition League (1934–36) and subsequently the Australian Council for Civil Liberties. He moved to Upwey in 1951, where he became vice-president of the local Labor Party branch. In 1952, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council for Southern Province, and served until his defeat at the 1958 Victorian Legislative Council election. Rawson died at Hawthorn in 1971.

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Esperantist
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Member of the Victorian Legislative Council
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Frequently asked questions

Who was Roy Robert Rawson?

Australian politician

When was Roy Robert Rawson born?

Roy Robert Rawson was born on 11 May 1898 in Woods Point.

When did Roy Robert Rawson die?

Roy Robert Rawson died on 14 June 1971 in Hawthorn.

What was Roy Robert Rawson's occupation?

Roy Robert Rawson was an esperantist.

What nationality was Roy Robert Rawson?

Roy Robert Rawson was Australian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Roy Robert Rawson

· Wikidata: Q12354666

· DBpedia: Roy Rawson

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