Bruce_Kekwick

Bruce Kekwick

Bruce Kekwick

Australian politician

"Kekwick" redirects here. For British biochemist Ralph Ambrose Kekwick, see Ralph Kekwick.

Bruce Huntley Kekwick (24 April 1910 – 2 February 1982) was an Australian politician who represented the Tasmanian federal electorate of Bass in the House of Representatives from 1949 to 1954.

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Born in South Australia, he was educated at state schools in Adelaide before becoming a company director. Having moved to Tasmania, he was an insurance executive before serving as an officer in the Royal Australian Navy from 1940 to 1946.[1] In 1949, he was elected to the House of Representatives as the Liberal member for Bass, defeating Labor minister Claude Barnard. He held the seat until 1954, when he was defeated by Claude Barnard's son Lance Barnard. He became a company director and music executive. He died in 1982.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "KEKWICK, BRUCE HUNTLEY". Department of Veterans' Affairs. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  2. [2]
    Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
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