David Drummond (politician)
David Drummond | |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for New England | |
| In office 10 December 1949 – 1 November 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Joe Abbott |
| Succeeded by | Ian Sinclair |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 February 1890 Lewisham, New South Wales |
| Died | 13 June 1965 (aged 75) Armidale, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Country Party |
| Spouse | Pearl Hilda Victoria Goode |
| Occupation | Farmhand |
David Henry Drummond (11 February 1890–13 June 1965) was an Australian politician and farmer. He was a member of the Country Party and served in both the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (1920–1949) and the Australian House of Representatives (1949–1963).
Early life
[edit]Drummond was born on 11 February 1890 in Lewisham, New South Wales. He was the fourth son born to Catherine (née McMillan) and Morris Cook Drummond; his parents had immigrated from Scotland.[1]
Drummond's parents died when he was a small child – his mother in 1892 and his father in 1896 – leaving him an orphan. He was also left with hearing difficulties from a childhood infection. He began his education at public schools in Sydney and in 1901 began attending Scots College, but had to withdraw for financial reasons. He was made a ward of the state in October 1902 under the authority of the State Children's Relief Board.[1]
In 1907, Drummond moved to Armidale, New South Wales, to work as a farmhand. He moved to Inverell in 1911 as a share farmer, also managing a wheat-growing property. He was rejected for military service during World War I due to his hearing problem. He was active in the Farmers' and Settlers' Association of New South Wales.[1]
State politics
[edit]Drummond was elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1920, representing Northern Tablelands for the Progressive Party, which in due course became the Country Party; and from 1927 to 1949 he was the member for Armidale. He was a foundation member of the New England New State Movement.[1] He was Minister for Education from 1927 to 1930 and 1932 to 1941.[2] He established the Armidale Teachers' College in the 1930s and helped establish the University of New England in 1937.
Federal politics
[edit]In 1949, Drummond switched to federal politics and was elected to the House of Representatives seat of New England. Drummond retired in 1963 and died in Armidale in 1965.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Belshaw, Jim. "Drummond, David Henry (1890-1965)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ "The Hon. David Henry Drummond (1890-1965)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
Drummond's Publications
[edit]- Drummond, D H (1926), Constitutional Change in Australia: Current Problems and Contributing Factors, Glen Innes
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Drummond, D H (June 1931), "The New States Movement - Its Basis and Objectives", The Australian Quarterly, vol. 3, no. 10, pp. 46–57
- Drummond, D H (1933), Australian Problems of Government: Federation vs Unification, Armidale: Armidale Express Print
- Drummond, D H (1937), "Some Economic Aspects of Education", Lecture 1, 1937 Session, Blennerhassett's Institute of Accountancy, Sydney
- Drummond, D H (1937), Report of Inquiries made into various aspects of Education during a visit to the United Kingdom, Europe, the United States of America and Canada, and Proceedings of the 1936 New Education Fellowship Conference at Cheltenham, England, Sydney: Government Printer
- Drummond, D H (1940), Technical Education in relation to Defence, Sydney: Government Printer
- Drummond, D H (1940), Australia's Changing Constitution: No States or New States, Sydney: Angus & Robertson
- Drummond, D H (1944), "The General Case for Revision of the Constitution", in Maughan, David; Drummond D H; Spender P C & Bland, FA (eds.), Constitutional Revision in Australia, Sydney: Australasian Publishing Company in conjunction with the Australian Institute of Political Science
- Drummond, D H (1954), The Future of Education in Australia, Armidale: Armidale Express Print
- Drummond, D H (1955), Australian Dilemma, Armidale: Armidale Express Print
- Drummond, D H (1959), A University is Born. The Story of the Founding of the University College of New England, Sydney: Angus & Robertson
- Drummond, D H (October 1961), "The Changing Tides of Education", Journal and Proceedings, vol. 2, no. 1, Armidale and District Historical Society, pp. 1–11
- 1890 births
- 1965 deaths
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives for New England
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
- National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales
- National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia
- People educated at Scots College (Sydney)
- 20th-century Australian politicians
- People from Armidale