Stewart Fraser (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian politician
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Place of Birth: Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
About Stewart Fraser (politician)
- Donald Stewart Fraser (1895 – 20 August 1965) was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1953 until 1962.
- He was a member of the Liberal Party. Fraser was born in Bunbury, Western Australia and was educated to secondary level.
- He worked initially as a journalist but after a period as a sales director for a car distributor in Sri Lanka, moved to Sydney and became a company director for several building societies and the Master Builders Association.
- He served in the Second Australian Imperial Force for 18 months during the Second World War.
- Fraser was elected unopposed to parliament as the Liberal member for Gordon at the 1953 state election.
- He replaced the incumbent Liberal member Harry Turner who had resigned in late 1952 to successfully contest the federal seat of Bradfield at the by-election caused by the death of Billy Hughes.
- A by-election for Gordon was not held as parliament was dissolved within two months of Turner's resignation.
- Fraser retained the seat for three terms of parliament but remarkably never faced an election as he was re-elected unopposed at the 1956 and 1959 elections.
- Fraser lost the Liberal endorsement to Harry Jago and unsuccessfully contested the 1962 election as an independent.
- After his defeat he retired from public life.
- He did not hold party, parliamentary or ministerial office.
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