Nelson Lemmon
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The Honourable Nelson Lemmon |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Forrest |
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In office 21 August 1943 – 10 December 1949 |
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| Preceded by | John Prowse |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Freeth |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for St George |
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In office 29 May 1954 – 10 December 1955 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Graham |
| Succeeded by | Bill Graham |
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22 March 1908 Williamstown, Victoria |
| Died | 20 March 1989 (aged 80) Robertson, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party |
Country Party (1930s) Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Ada Mary Jackel |
| Occupation | Farmer |
Nelson Lemmon (22 March 1908 – 20 March 1989) was an Australian politician and government minister. He was responsible for establishing the Snowy Mountains Scheme.
Lemmon was born at Williamstown, Victoria, the son of John Lemmon, Australian Labor Party politician and Australian Labor Party member for Williamstown in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1904 to 1955. He was educated at Williamstown State School and Longerenong Agricultural College, but subsequently moved to Ongerup, in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, to take up farming, and married Ada Mary Jackel in 1930. Lemmon was later elected chairman of the Gnowangerup Road Board, becoming the youngest road board chairman in the state. He also served as a "prominent member" of the Wheatgrowers' Union.
Running as an unendorsed Country Party candidate, Lemmon unsuccessfully contested the seat of Katanning in the Legislative Assembly at both a 1935 by-election and the 1936 state election. Lemmon was defeated by Arthur Watts, a future deputy premier, on both occasions, at the by-election losing by only 43 votes after five rounds of counting.
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