parliament but lost Labor Party pre-selection prior to the 1962 state election and retired. He did not live long outside of politics, dying on 8 January 1964, and was buried in Rookwood Cemetery. References 1889 births 1964 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Speakers of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly People from the Central West (New South Wales) Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales 20th-century Australian politicians Australian schoolteachers Australian accountants Burials at Rookwood Cemetery Mayors of Auburn