Stanley Eskell
| Stanley Eskell | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of Committees | |
|
In office 2 August 1967 – 6 March 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Ernest Gerard Wright |
| Succeeded by | Thomas McKay |
| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
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In office 23 April 1958 – 5 November 1978 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
4 January 1918 Perth, Western Australia |
| Died |
6 June 2000 (aged 82) London, England |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | Citizens Military Force |
| Years of service | 1938–70 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Commands | University of New South Wales Regiment (1955–58) |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Awards |
Efficiency Decoration Mentioned in Despatches |
Stanley Louis Mowbray Eskell, ED (4 January 1918 – 6 June 2000) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Perth, Western Australia, to clerk Stanley Herbert Eskell and Muriel Kerr. He attended the Royal Military College, Duntroon and in 1939 was a lieutenant in the Staff Corps. From 1942 to 1945 he served in the Second Australian Imperial Force, being promoted to major and mentioned in despatches in 1942. In 1944 he went to the United States Army staff school at Fort Leavenworth, and for the remainder of the war was part of the Australian Military Mission in Washington, D.C. After the war he was managing director of a number of companies, and in 1958 he entered the New South Wales Legislative Council as a Liberal Party member. He was Government Whip from 1966 to 1967 and Chairman of Committees from 1967 to 1969. Eskell left the Assembly in 1978 and died in London in 2000.[1]
References
- ↑ Parliament of New South Wales (2008). "Mr Stanley Louis Mowbray Eskell, E.D. (1918–2000)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by W. M. McGilvray |
Commanding Officer of the University of New South Wales Regiment 1955–1958 |
Succeeded by J. McCarty |
| New South Wales Legislative Council | ||
| Preceded by Ernest Gerard Wright |
Chairman of Committees 1967–1969 |
Succeeded by Thomas McKay |