Edgar Dawes | |
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| Leader of the South Australian Labor Party | |
| In office 12 May 1932 – 22 April 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Lionel Hill |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Lacey |
| Member of the South Australian Parliament for Sturt | |
| In office 5 April 1930 – 8 April 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Vardon |
| Succeeded by | Horace Hogben |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edgar Rowland Dawes 28 November 1902 Stepney, South Australia |
| Died | 5 August 1973 (aged 70) Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party (SA) |
| Spouses | Adeline Melba Hurcombe
(m. 1926; died 1965)Patricia Margaret Henderson
(m. 1966; died 1973) |
Edgar Rowland Dawes (28 November 1902 – 5 August 1973) was an Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1930 until 1933, representing the electorate of Sturt. He was the leader of the official Labor Party in South Australia in the aftermath of the 1931 Labor split from May 1932 until his defeat at the 1933 state election.[1][2]
- ^ "Mr Edgar Dawes CMG". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ Brazier, Jan. "Dawes, Edgar Rowland (1902–1973)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 23 August 2022.