# David Andrew

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{{short description|Australian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix =
| name             = David Andrew
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| image            = David Andrew.jpg
| title            = [Senator](/source/Australian_Senate) for [Victoria](/source/Victoria_(Australia))
| term_start       = 14 November 1925
| term_end         = 18 November 1928
| predecessor      = [Joseph Hannan](/source/Joseph_Hannan)
| successor        = [Richard Abbott](/source/Richard_Abbott_(Australian_politician))
| birth_name       = David John Andrew
| birth_date       = {{birth date|df=yes|1867|11|10}}
| birth_place      = [Castlemaine, Victoria](/source/Castlemaine%2C_Victoria), Australia
| death_date       = {{death date and age|df=yes|1928|11|18|1866|11|10}}
| death_place      = [Bendigo, Victoria](/source/Bendigo%2C_Victoria), Australia
| spouse           = {{marriage|Myra McIntyre|1888|1892|reason=died}}<br/>{{marriage|Clara McIntyre|1893|1928|reason=died}}
| party            = [Country](/source/Australian_Country_Party_(1920))
| relations        = 
| children         = 
| alma_mater       = 
| occupation       = Auctioneer
| profession       = 
| signature        = 
| website          = 
| footnotes        =  
}}
'''David John Andrew''' (10 November 1867 &ndash; 18 November 1928) was an Australian politician. He was a [Senator](/source/Australian_Senate) for [Victoria](/source/Victoria_(state)) from 1925 until his death in 1928, representing the [Country Party](/source/Australian_Country_Party). He was an auctioneer prior to entering politics and also served three terms as mayor of [Bendigo](/source/Bendigo).

==Early life==
Andrew was born on 10 November 1866 in [Castlemaine, Victoria](/source/Castlemaine%2C_Victoria). He was the son of Augusta Arabella ({{nee|Willis}}) and James Sprunt Andrew. His father was a stonemason at the time of his birth but later worked as an auctioneer.<ref name=bio>{{Cite Au Senate|Sen id=david-john-andrew|name=ANDREW, David John (1866–1928)|first=Derek|last=Drinkwater|access-date=21 December 2022}}</ref>

Andrew was educated at state schools then served four years of an apprenticeship to a [fitter](/source/Fitter_(occupation)). He left his apprenticeship to join his father's auctioneering business in [Bendigo](/source/Bendigo), which he took over in 1908. Andrew was prominent in various community organisations in Bendigo, serving as captain of the local fire brigade and later as president of the [Victorian Country Fire Brigades Board](/source/Country_Fire_Authority).<ref name=bio/> He served as chairman of the local Citizens’ Patriotic Committee during World War I, was a founder and clan chief of the Bendigo Caledonian Society and a councillor of the Victorian Scottish Union, and was an honorary life governor of [Bendigo Hospital](/source/Bendigo_Hospital).<ref name=aph>{{cite news|url=https://handbook.aph.gov.au/parliamentarians/JZW|title=ANDREW, David John|work=Parliamentary Handbook|publisher=Parliament of Australia|access-date=20 April 2026}}</ref> He was also active in the River Murray Waters Conservation League.<ref name=bio/>

==Politics==
thumb|upright|Andrew c. 1925 (photograph by Bartlett Bros.)
Andrew was a long-serving member of the [Bendigo City Council](/source/City_of_Bendigo) and was elected as mayor in 1909, 1913 and 1920. He stood unsuccessfully for the [Victorian Legislative Assembly](/source/Victorian_Legislative_Assembly) on four occasions, running in [Bendigo West](/source/Electoral_district_of_Bendigo_West) at the [1911](/source/1911_Victorian_state_election), [1914](/source/1914_Victorian_state_election) and [1920 state elections](/source/1920_Victorian_state_election) and also at the [1915 Bendigo East state by-election](/source/1915_Bendigo_East_state_by-election).<ref name=bio/>

Andrew was an unsuccessful Country Party candidate for the Senate at the [1922 federal election](/source/1922_Australian_federal_election).<ref name=bio/> He was elected to the Senate at the [1925 election](/source/1925_Australian_federal_election), completing the remainder of the six-year term begun by [Australian Labor Party](/source/Australian_Labor_Party) senator [Stephen Barker](/source/Stephen_Barker_(politician)), who had died in office in 1924.<ref name=aph/> In parliament, Andrew supported economic interventionism, including a [national insurance scheme](/source/National_Insurance_(Australia)), a national housing scheme, increased government spending on health and the elderly, and increased subsidies and [protection](/source/protectionism) for primary industry.<ref name=bio/>

Andrew was endorsed by the Country Party for re-election to a full term at the [1928 election](/source/1928_Australian_federal_election), but experienced poor health in the lead-up to the election and withdrew his candidacy in October 1928, only days before the close of nominations.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/244094516|title=Mr John Allan Misses Senate Chance: Senator Andrew's Withdrawal|newspaper=The Herald|location=Melbourne|date=6 October 1928}}</ref> He had experienced multiple heart attacks during the parliamentary term, including one during a parliamentary sitting.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/275417431|title=Senator Andrew dies on morning after elections|newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorial|location=Melbourne|date=19 November 1928}}</ref>

==Personal life==
In 1888, Andrew married Myra McIntyre. He was widowed in 1892 and the following year [married his deceased wife's sister](/source/Marriage_with_a_deceased_wife's_sister), Clara McIntyre. He had one son from his first marriage and two daughters from his second.<ref name=bio/>

Andrew died on 18 November 1928 at his home in [Golden Square, Victoria](/source/Golden_Square%2C_Victoria), a day after the 1928 election. His second wife had died several weeks earlier.<ref name=bio/>

==References==
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Category:20th-century mayors of places in Australia
Category:National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia
Category:Members of the Australian Senate for Victoria
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Category:Politicians from the Colony of Victoria
Category:Australian firefighters
Category:Australian people of Scottish descent

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