Frederick Stewart (Australian politician)
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The Honourable Sir Frederick Stewart |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Parramatta |
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In office 19 December 1931 – 16 August 1946 |
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| Preceded by | Albert Rowe |
| Succeeded by | Howard Beale |
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14 August 1884 Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Died | 30 June 1961 (aged 76) St Leonards, Sydney |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | United Australia Party |
| Spouse(s) | 1) Lottie May Glover (died 1943) 2) Hilda Marjorie Evelyn Dixon |
| Occupation | Administrative officer |
| Religion | Methodist |
Sir Frederick Harold Stewart (14 August 1884 – 30 June 1961) was an Australian businessman, politician and government minister. His continuing political commitment was to the establishment of a national insurance scheme and the shortening of working hours to improve social conditions during the Great Depression, despite the opposition of his own party.
Stewart was born in Newcastle and educated in public schools in Newcastle and worked for 20 years as an administrative officer in the New South Wales Government Railways. In 1908 he married Lottie May Glover and they had six children. He was a prominent Methodist Lay Preacher. In 1919 Stewart developed the Sydney suburb of Chullora and owned the Metropolitan Omnibus Company that serviced the area. He also had an early interest in aviation and broadcasting. He established radio station 2CH and with Charles Kingsford-Smith and Charles Ulm established Australian National Airways.
Stewart failed to get pre-selection as a Nationalist candidate for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Martin at the 1929 election and ran unsuccessfully for the state seat of Concord at the 1930 election. He won the federal seat of Parramatta for the United Australia Party at the 1931 election and held it until his retirement before the 1946 election. He supported a shorter work week to reduce unemployment during the Great Depression and programs to improve social conditions such as national insurance and workers' housing schemes.
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