Australian Citizens Military Forces, becoming colonel in command of the 5th Cavalry Brigade in 1921 and Brigadier in command of the 2nd Cavalry Division in 1931. Political career Bourchier was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 1920, representing the Victorian Farmers' Union in the electoral district of Goulburn Valley. His maiden speech was an attack on the Lawson government's neglect of ex-servicemen. He was re-elected as a Country Party candidate in 1921 and re-elected (unopposed) several times until his resignation in 1936. He was deputy leader of the Country Party in 1927–1930, leader in 1933–1935 and deputy leader again in 1935–1936. During his political career he served as Minister of Agriculture and Markets in the Allan government and the Chief Secretary, Minister of Labour and Deputy Premier of Victoria in the early years of the Dunstan government. He resigned from Parliament in August 1936 and was appointed Victorian Agent-General. While in this position he represented Victoria at the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. He died in London from pernicious anaemia and cancer on 16 December 1937. He was knighted posthumously in January 1938. Personal life Of Irish Protestant descent, the Bourchier surname is of Anglo-Norman origin. He was also a Freemason. He married Minona Francis Madden, daughter of politician Sir Frank Madden, on 16 June 1921. They had a daughter and two sons. Legacy Bourchier Street in Shepparton, Victoria, is named after Lieutenant Colonel Bourchier. Bourchier Street Primary School also recognises the contribution he made with a memorial plaque in its front office. In the 1987 film The Lighthorsemen and a 1993 episode of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, both depicting the Battle of Beersheba, Bourchier was portrayed by Tony Bonner. References External links Honours and awards (gazetted) - Australian War Memorial 1881 births 1937 deaths Australian military personnel of World War I Australian Army soldiers Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Deaths from pernicious anemia Deputy Premiers of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Agents-General for Victoria 20th-century Australian politicians Victorian Ministers for Agriculture