Alfred Conroy

Alfred Conroy
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Werriwa
In office
29 March 1901 – 12 December 1906
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byDavid Hall
In office
31 May 1913 – 5 September 1914
Preceded byBenjamin Bennett
Succeeded byJohn Lynch
Personal details
Born(1864-04-07)7 April 1864
Winchelsea, Victoria
Died28 November 1920(1920-11-28) (aged 56)
NationalityAustralian
Political partyFree Trade (1901–06)
Liberal (1913–14)
OccupationBarrister

Alfred Hugh Beresford Conroy (7 April 1864 – 28 November 1920) was an Australian politician. Born in Winchelsea, Victoria, he was educated at Hawthorn Grammar School in Melbourne. Becoming a bank clerk and surveyor, he moved to Goulburn in New South Wales in 1883. In 1893 he became a barrister, and he was an alderman on Goulburn Council. In 1901, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the inaugural member for Werriwa, representing the Free Trade Party. In 1906, he was defeated by Labor candidate David Hall, but in 1913 he was returned to the Parliament, again as the member for Werriwa but this time representing the Commonwealth Liberal Party. He was defeated again in 1914, and retired, dying in 1920.[1]

  1. ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2008.