Sir Philip Henry Macarthur Goldfinch KBE (13 April 1884 – 7 April 1943) was an Australian businessman and politician.[1]
Sir Philip Goldfinch | |
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| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 8 November 1935 – 5 July 1937 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Bavin |
| Succeeded by | Harry Turner |
| Constituency | Gordon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Philip Henry Macarthur Goldfinch 13 April 1884 Gosport, Hampshire, England |
| Died | 7 April 1943 (aged 58) Roseville, New South Wales, Australia |
| Political party | UAP |
| Other political affiliations | Old Guard |
| Spouse |
Mary Medora Cowper (m. 1911) |
| Relations | Philip Gidley King II (grandfather) |
| Education | Sydney Grammar School |
He was born at Gosport, Hampshire, England, to Henry Edward Goldfinch, a lieutenant in the Royal Navy, and Elizabeth Maria, née King. He arrived in New South Wales in 1886 and was educated at Sydney Grammar School before working for the Colonial Sugar Refining Company (CSRC) in 1902 as a chemist. On 7 March 1911 he married Mary Cowper, with whom he had three children.
Goldfinch was appointed general manager of CSRC in 1928 and served until 1943; he was also chairman of the British Settlers' Welfare Committee from 1931.[2]
In 1930, Goldfinch chaired a series of secret meetings to convene the Old Guard, a right-wing paramilitary organisation organised in opposition to the policies of New South Wales Premier Jack Lang.[3]
In 1935, Goldfinch won a by-election for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Gordon, representing the United Australia Party, but he resigned in 1937, before the expiration of his term, citing business commitments.
Goldfinch was created a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1934. He died at Roseville in 1943.[2]
References
edit- ^ Moore, Andrew (1983). "Goldfinch, Sir Philip Henry (1884–1943)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 6. Melbourne University Press.
- ^ a b "Sir Philip Henry Macarthur Goldfinch (1884–1943)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ Moore, Andrew (1989). The Secret Army and the Premier: Conservative Paramilitary Organisations in New South Wales 1930–32. New South Wales University Press. pp. 86–87. ISBN 0868402834.