Aubrey Abbott
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The Honourable Aubrey Abbott |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Gwydir |
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In office 14 November 1925 – 12 October 1929 |
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| Preceded by | Lou Cunningham |
| Succeeded by | Lou Cunningham |
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In office 19 December 1931 – 28 March 1937 |
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| Preceded by | Lou Cunningham |
| Succeeded by | William Scully |
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| Born |
4 May 1886 St Leonards, Sydney |
| Died | 30 April 1975 (aged 88) Darlinghurst, Sydney |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Country Party |
| Spouse(s) | Hilda Gertrude Hartnett |
| Relations |
Joseph Abbott (uncle) Joe Abbott (cousin) Mac Abbott (cousin) |
| Occupation | Jackeroo, soldier |
Charles Lydiard Aubrey Abbott (4 May 1886 – 30 April 1975) was an Australian politician and administrator of the Northern Territory. He was born at St Leonards, Sydney, to Thomas Kingsmill Abbott, a magistrate, and Marion, née Lydiard. He came from a political family – his uncles, Sir Joseph Abbott and William Abbott, had served in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, while his cousins, Joe Abbott and Mac Abbott, would later enter Federal parliament.
Educated at The King's School, Sydney, he left school at 14 to work as a jackeroo near Gunnedah; he also attempted to become an actor in Sydney and a stockman in Queensland. He joined the New South Wales Police Force and on 1914 enlisted in the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, and then transferred to the Australian Imperial Force, and served in New Guinea, Gallipoli, and Sinai. He married Hilda Gertrude Hartnett on 24 October 1916 in Westminster Cathedral in London, where he had been sent after falling ill in the trenches. He returned to World War I in 1917, and took part in the Egyptian Expeditionary Force advance to Damascus. He was wounded in 1918, and promoted to captain. He returned to Australia in 1920.
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