Albert Lane (politician)
Albert Lane | |
|---|---|
 Lane in 1932 | |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Barton | |
| In office 19 December 1931 – 21 September 1940 | |
| Preceded by | James Tully |
| Succeeded by | Herbert Evatt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 July 1873 Windsor, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 29 December 1950 (aged 77) Bexley, New South Wales, Australia |
| Political party | Nationalist (to 1931) United Australia (from 1931) |
| Spouse | Martha Settree (m. 1900) |
| Children | Alby Lane (son) |
| Occupation | Accountant |
Albert Lane (24 July 1873 – 29 December 1950) was an Australian politician. He was a Nationalist Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Balmain from 1922 to 1927 and a United Australia Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1931 to 1940.
Early life
Lane was born on 24 July 1873 in Windsor, New South Wales.[1] He was the youngest son and one of thirteen children born to Margaret (née Anderson) and John Lane. His father was a resident of Windsor for over 80 years, where he worked as a bootmaker and was prominent in the Methodist Church.[2][3]
Lane moved to Sydney at seventeen, where he became an accountant. He was actively involved in the Methodist Church, was a keen temperance campaigner, and helped found and was a long-term council member of the New South Wales Home for Incurables.[4][5][6] The 1916 liquor referendum which introduced six o'clock closing of pubs in New South Wales was reportedly largely due to his efforts as a temperance campaigner.[7]
State politics
Lane was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly at the 1922 state election as one of four members for the seat of Balmain, representing the Nationalist Party. The seat was abolished in 1927, and Lane contested the new single-member seat of Leichhardt, but was defeated.[8][9]
Federal politics
In 1917 Lane contested the federal election as the unsuccessful Nationalist candidate for the safe Labor seat of Dalley.[10]
Lane contested the 1931 federal election as the United Australia Party candidate for Barton, creating history by defeating both the incumbent member for Barton, James Tully, and the member for Martin, John Eldridge, who, as a member of the Lang Labor breakaway party, was attempting to transfer to Barton. Lane held the seat until 1940, when he was defeated by future Labor leader Herbert Evatt.[11]
Personal life
Lane married Martha Settree on 11 April 1900 in Chippendale, New South Wales.[3] The couple had three sons and one daughter together,[12] including Albert Stephen Lane who played rugby league for New South Wales.[13]
In December 1941, Lane was hit by a motorist in Double Bay and broke both his legs.[14] He died at his home at Bexley in December 1950 and was cremated at the Northern Suburbs Crematorium.[12]
References
- ^ "Lane, Albert". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ "Obituary". Windsor and Richmond Gazette. 27 September 1913.
- ^ "Albert Lane". The Methodist. Sydney, Australia. 27 January 1951. p. 10. Retrieved 7 March 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "DEATH OF MR. ALBERT LANE". The Propeller. Sydney, Australia. 4 January 1951. p. 1. Retrieved 7 March 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "PERSONAL". The Wingham Chronicle & Manning River Observer. Wingham, Australia. 21 April 1922. p. 4. Retrieved 7 March 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "DEATH OF MR. ALBERT LANE". The Propeller. Sydney, Australia. 4 January 1951. p. 1. Retrieved 7 March 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Mr Albert Lane (1873-1950)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "Labor's New Blood In New South Wales". Daily Standard. Brisbane, Australia. 22 October 1927. p. 6. Retrieved 7 March 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "THE CAMPAIGN". Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, Australia. 4 March 1922. p. 14. Retrieved 7 March 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
- ^ a b "DEATH OF MR. ALBERT LANE, EX-M.P." Cootamundra Herald. Cootamundra, Australia. 8 January 1951. p. 2. Retrieved 7 March 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Father of the League Half". Truth. Brisbane. 20 February 1927.
- ^ "FRACTURES LEGS". Army News. Darwin, Australia. 14 December 1941. p. 4. Retrieved 7 March 2020 – via Trove.