Albert Reid

{{Short description|Australian politician}} {{other people}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Use Australian English|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Albert Reid | honorific_suffix = MC | image = Albert David Reid.jpg | title = Senator for New South Wales | term_start = 22 February 1950 | term_end = 22 May 1962 | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1886|7|25}} | birth_place = Murrumburrah, New South Wales | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1962|5|22|1886|7|25}} | death_place = Concord, New South Wales, Australia | spouse = | party = Australian Country Party | relations = | children = | alma_mater = | occupation = Farmer, grazier | profession = | signature = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Albert David Reid''', MC (25 July 1886 – 22 May 1962) was an Australian politician. Born in Murrumburrah, New South Wales, he was educated at state schools before becoming a farmer and grazier at Crowther.<ref name="senatebio">{{Cite Au Senate |Sen id=reid-albert-david |name=REID, Albert David (1886–1962) |last=Beauchamp |first=Clive |year=2004 |access-date=2023-01-12}}</ref> He sat on Murrumburrah Shire Council before serving in the military in 1914. He was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry at Beersheeba in October 1917.<ref name="awmmc">{{cite web|title=Albert David Reid|url=https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1608842|publisher=Australian War Memorial|access-date=9 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite It's an Honour|ausawardid=1093325|recipient=Capt Albert David Reid|award=Military Cross|date=1918-01-18|postnominal=MC|access-date=2023-01-12}}</ref>

In 1927, he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Country Party member for Young. He was defeated in 1930 but re-elected in 1932. He was Minister for Agriculture 1938–1941. He was defeated at the 1941 state election by 660 votes.<ref>{{cite NSW Parliament |title=Mr Albert David Reid (1887–1962) |id=1446 |former=Yes |access-date=13 May 2019}}</ref><ref name="Green Young">{{cite NSW election |year=Districtindexes |district=Young |title=Elections for the District of Young |access-date=2023-01-12}}</ref> He served with the Australian forces during World War II from 1941 to 1943. In 1949, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Country Party Senator for New South Wales. He retired in 1961, with the retirement to take effect in 1962, but died while still a Senator; no appointment was made.<ref name="senatebio" /><ref name=Psephos>{{cite web|last=Carr |first=Adam |title=Australian Election Archive |work=Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia |year=2008 |accessdate=2008-11-10 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006075129/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia |archive-date=6 October 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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