Sir Ross McDonald | |
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Leader of the Liberal Party[a] in Western Australia | |
In office 13 April 1938 – 14 December 1946 | |
Preceded by | Norbert Keenan |
Succeeded by | Ross McLarty |
Attorney-General of Western Australia | |
In office 1 April 1947 – 5 January 1948 | |
Preceded by | Hubert Parker |
Succeeded by | Arthur Abbott |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia | |
In office 8 April 1933 – 23 March 1950 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Davy |
Succeeded by | Joseph Totterdell |
Constituency | West Perth |
Personal details | |
Born | Albany, Western Australia | 25 January 1888
Died | 25 March 1964 Subiaco, Western Australia | (aged 76)
Political party | Nationalist (to 1945) Liberal (from 1945) |
Alma mater | University of Adelaide |
Occupation | Barrister |
Sir Robert Ross McDonald QC (25 January 1888 – 25 March 1964) was an Australian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1933 to 1950, representing the seat of West Perth. He served as leader of the Nationalist Party from 1938 to 1945, and of the Liberal Party (its successor) from 1945 to 1946, during the period when those parties were the junior partners in the coalition with the Country Party.
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