Neil McNeill, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Neil McNeill

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 19-Jun-1921

Place of Birth: Yarloop, Western Australia, Australia

Date of Death: 08-Feb-2009

Profession: politician, civil servant

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Neil McNeill (19 June 1921 – 8 February 2009) was an Australian politician.
Born in Yarloop, Western Australia, he was educated at Scotch College, Perth, and the University of Western Australia, after which he became a farmer.
He served in the military in 1945, and returned to become a district officer with the Western Australian Department of Agriculture.
In 1961, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for Canning.
He held the seat until his defeat by a Country Party candidate in 1963.
In 1965 he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council for Lower West, where he remained until 1983, when he retired.He died aged 87, on 8 February 2009, at Bethesda Hospital near his home in Cottesloe, and was buried on 12 February 2009 at Drakesbrook Cemetery, Waroona.