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Sir Gordon Stewart McArthur (7 April 1896 – 10 August 1965) was an Australian politician. He was born in South Yarra to judge William Gilbert Stewart McArthur and Margaret Rutherford Macpherson. He attended Geelong College before studying at the University of Cambridge, where he received a Bachelor of Arts. During World War I he served in the Royal Field Artillery, and in 1917 he lost his leg at the Battle of Menin Road. After the war he worked for BHP in Newcastle, and in 1926 went to England, where he studied law. He was called to the bar in 1929, but in 1934 left his practice to manage his father's property near Camperdown, which he inherited the next year. In 1936 he married Theodosia Syme, with whom he had four children. In 1931 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council as a

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rdfs:comment	Sir Gordon Stewart McArthur (7 April 1896 – 10 August 1965) was an Australian politician. He was born in South Yarra to judge William Gilbert Stewart McArthur and Margaret Rutherford Macpherson. He attended Geelong College before studying at the University of Cambridge, where he received a Bachelor of Arts. During World War I he served in the Royal Field Artillery, and in 1917 he lost his leg at the Battle of Menin Road. After the war he worked for BHP in Newcastle, and in 1926 went to England, where he studied law. He was called to the bar in 1929, but in 1934 left his practice to manage his father's property near Camperdown, which he inherited the next year. In 1936 he married Theodosia Syme, with whom he had four children. In 1931 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council as a (en)
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Camperdown, Victoria United Australia Party University of Cambridge Victorian Legislative Council Don Ferguson (Victorian politician) Geoffrey Thom Geelong College Battle of Menin Road Clifden Eager Horace Richardson Howard Hitchcock BHP Bachelor of Arts 1896 births 1965 deaths British Army personnel of World War I Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Council Allan McDonald (Australian politician) John Percy Jones Royal Field Artillery Stan Gleeson Australian amputees 20th-century Australian politicians Australian Knights Bachelor Australian politicians awarded knighthoods Presidents of the Victorian Legislative Council Royal Field Artillery soldiers Australian politicians with disabilities South Yarra Peter McArthur (Australian politician) Newcastle, New South Wales World War I President of the Victorian Legislative Council Ronald Mack East Melbourne South Western Province
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title	President of the Victorian Legislative Council Member for South Western (en)
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has abstract	Sir Gordon Stewart McArthur (7 April 1896 – 10 August 1965) was an Australian politician. He was born in South Yarra to judge William Gilbert Stewart McArthur and Margaret Rutherford Macpherson. He attended Geelong College before studying at the University of Cambridge, where he received a Bachelor of Arts. During World War I he served in the Royal Field Artillery, and in 1917 he lost his leg at the Battle of Menin Road. After the war he worked for BHP in Newcastle, and in 1926 went to England, where he studied law. He was called to the bar in 1929, but in 1934 left his practice to manage his father's property near Camperdown, which he inherited the next year. In 1936 he married Theodosia Syme, with whom he had four children. In 1931 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council as a United Australia Party member for South Western Province. In 1955 he became a minister without portfolio, acquiring the Forests, State Development and Decentralisation portfolio in 1956. In 1958 he left the ministry to become the President of the Victorian Legislative Council; he was knighted the following year. He held the presidency until his death in East Melbourne in 1965. His nephew Peter McArthur was also a state politician. (en)
alongside	Don Ferguson (Victorian politician) Geoffrey Thom Horace Richardson Allan McDonald (Australian politician) John Percy Jones
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is Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage of	Electoral results for the South Western Province (Victoria) List of Victorian Legislative Council by-elections Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1931–1934 Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1934–1937 Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1937–1940 Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1940–1943 Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1943–1946 Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1946–1949 Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1949–1952 Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1952–1955 Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1955–1958 Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1958–1961 Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1961–1964 Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1964–1967 1931 Victorian Legislative Council election 1937 Victorian Legislative Council election 1943 Victorian Legislative Council election

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