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 Robert Menzies
Sir Robert Gordon Menzies KT AK CH QC FRS, (20 December 1894 – 14 May 1978), Australian politician, was the twelfth and longest-serving Prime Minister of Australia, serving a total of eighteen and a half years in office from 1939 to 1941 and from 1949 to 1966.
Menzies was renowned as a brilliant speaker, both on the floor of Parliament and on the hustings.
Menzies was born in Jeparit, a small town in the Wimmera region of western Victoria, the son of a storekeeper and state Member of Parliament of Scottish descent.
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Robert Garran was born in Sydney on February 10, 1867.
Menzies with his double-breasted suits and love of the British monarchy may be considered as having 'reigned.' Menzies was a great public speaker, and witty on a platform.
Menzies when he was an undergraqduate, or perhaps shortly after graduation, published some rather ponderous poems in unversity magazines or the like.
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Robert Gordon Menzies is Australia's longest serving prime minister, keepingthe top job for seventeen years.
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 Sir Robert Gordon Menzies
A barrister, Menzies was elected to the Australian House of Representatives in 1934 and was attorney general (1935–39) in Joseph A. Lyon's government.
Upon Lyon's death (1939), Menzies succeeded him as leader of the United Australia party (later the Liberal party) and as prime minister.
Social-Conservatism, Australian Politics and Cricket: The Triumvirate of Prime Minister John Howard, Sir Robert Menzies and Sir Donald......
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