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Place of Birth: Ryde, New South Wales, Australia
About Ivan Black
- Ivan Carlisle Black (6 July 1913 – 8 July 1990) was an Australian politician and a member of the Liberal Party.
- He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1945 until 1962.
- Black was born in Ryde, New South Wales.
- He was the son of a mechanical engineer and was educated at Fort Street High School and the University of Sydney.
- He graduated in Law and was called to the Bar in 1939.
- During World War 2, Black served with the Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve in the English Channel and North Sea.
- He was a prisoner of war in Germany between 1942 and 1945. Black was elected to the New South Wales Parliament as the member for Neutral Bay at a by-election caused by the death of the party leader, Reg Weaver.
- He remained the member for Neutral Bay until 1951 when he resigned to unsuccessfully contest the party pre-selection for the seat of Warringah at the 1951 Federal election.
- Subsequently he was unopposed at the subsequent by-election for Neutral Bay caused by his own resignation.
- He was also unopposed at the 1953 and 1959 state elections.
- Black remained the member for Neutral Bay until his retirement at the 1962 election, despite emigrating to England to establish a legal practice in 1961.
- He did not hold ministerial or party office.
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