Lindsay Thorn
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The Honourable Lindsay Thorn |
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| Deputy Leader of the Country Party in Western Australia |
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In office December 1943 – March 1956 |
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| Leader | Arthur Watts |
| Preceded by | William Patrick |
| Succeeded by | Crawford Nalder |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia |
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In office 12 April 1930 – 21 March 1959 |
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| Preceded by | John Lindsay |
| Succeeded by | James Craig |
| Constituency | Toodyay |
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7 June 1891 York, Western Australia, Australia |
| Died | 13 July 1971 (aged 80) Bicton, Western Australia, Australia |
| Political party | Country |
Lindsay Thorn (7 June 1891 – 13 July 1971) was an Australian politician who was a Country Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1930 to 1959, representing the seat of Toodyay. He was a minister in the government of Sir Ross McLarty.
Thorn was born in York, Western Australia, to Isabella (née Blakiston) and Thomas Henry Thorn. His parents moved to Fremantle when he was a child, where he attended the Fremantle Boys' School. Thorn enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in 1915, and during the war served in Egypt and France as a driver. He returned to Australia and settled in the Swan Valley, where he became involved with the local wine industry.
At the 1930 state election, Thorn was elected to the seat of Toodyay for the Country Party. He replaced John Lindsay, who had transferred to the seat of Mount Marshall. In December 1943, Thorn was elected deputy leader of the Country Party under Arthur Watts, replacing William Patrick. Following the Liberal–Country coalition's victory at the 1947 state election, he was elevated to the new coalition ministry as Minister for Lands, Minister for Agriculture, and Minister for Labour. He lost the agriculture portfolio to Hubert Parker in a reshuffle in January 1948, but in October 1949 regained a third title, becoming Minister for Immigration.
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