Don Laidlaw, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Don Laidlaw

Australian lawyer and politician

Date of Birth: 06-Aug-1923

Place of Birth: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Date of Death: 14-Apr-2009

Profession: lawyer, politician, military officer, business executive, interpreter

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Donald Hope Laidlaw LL.B., B.Litt.(Oxon) (6 August 1923 – 14 April 2009) was a lawyer, businessman and politician in the State of South Australia. He was born to Mr.
and Mrs.
Lyndley Hope Laidlaw of Victoria Avenue, Unley Park, and educated at St.
Peter's College, then studied Law and Literature at Adelaide University and Magdalen College, Oxford.
He was called to the Bar in 1948.During World War II he served in the AIF.
Intelligence Corps as a Japanese interpreter.Laidlaw was elected as a Liberal candidate to the Legislative Council in July 1975 and served until November 1982.He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the 1989 Australia Day Honours for "service to secondary industry, the South Australian Parliament and to the community".He was a member of the Royal Adelaide Golf Club, The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews and served on the boards of numerous boards, including Adelaide Brighton Cement, Quarry Industries, Adelaide Wallaroo Fertilizers, Bennett and Fisher and Johns Perry Ltd.