Hugh Roberton
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Hugh Stevenson Roberton (18 December 1900 – 13 March 1987) was an Australian politician.
Roberton was born in Glasgow, Scotland, son of Sir Hugh Roberton, a Scottish composer and founder of the Glasgow Orpheus Choir. He was educated at the West of Scotland Agricultural College and Glasgow University and emigrated to Australia in the 1920s. He became a farmer and grazier at Old Junee and a writer on political and economic subjects, particularly in the rural newspaper the Land under the name, "Peter Snodgrass". During World War II he served as a gunner in the Middle East.[1][2]
Roberton stood for the Country Party at the 1949 election for the House of Representatives seat of Riverina and defeated the Labor member, Joseph Langtry. He was a proponent of government intervention to stabilise the price paid to wheat-growers. In February 1956, he was appointed Minister for Social Services in the seventh Menzies Ministry, a position he held until his resignation from parliament in 1965. He was then appointed Australia's first ambassador to Ireland until 1968.
Roberton was survived by his wife, Eileen, and a daughter.[1]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Hawke, Bob (17 March 1987). Death of the Hon. Hugh Stevenson Roberton. Hansard. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved on 2008-01-08.
- ^ Sinclair, Ian (17 March 1987). Death of the Hon. Hugh Stevenson Roberton. Hansard. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved on 2008-01-08.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William McMahon |
Minister for Social Services 1956 – 1965 |
Succeeded by Reginald Swartz |
| Parliament of Australia | ||
| Preceded by Joseph Langtry |
Member for Riverina 1949 – 1965 |
Succeeded by Adam Armstrong |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Roberton, Hugh Stevenson |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Australian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 18 December 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Glasgow, Scotland |
| DATE OF DEATH | 13 March 1987 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
