▁Australian ▁politician . ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Red fern ▁to ▁shop keeper ▁De ico ▁L amar o ▁and ▁Maria ▁Gi use ppa ▁Tar anto , ▁Italian ▁migr ants , ▁he ▁attended ▁St ▁Joseph ' s ▁School ▁in ▁New town ▁and ▁St ▁Patrick ' s ▁College ▁in ▁G oul burn ▁before ▁studying ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Sydney , ▁receiving ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁and ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Law ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁Imperial ▁Force ' s ▁ 1 8 th ▁Battalion ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁in ▁the ▁signals ▁unit , ▁seeing ▁action ▁at ▁Y pres ▁and ▁the ▁Som me . ▁He ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁Bar ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Australian ▁Board ▁of ▁Control ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁as ▁the ▁Labor ▁member ▁for ▁En more , ▁sh ifting ▁to ▁Peters ham ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁and ▁Le ich hardt ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁L amar o ▁served ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Justice ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁and ▁Att orney - General ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁he ▁res igned ▁his ▁seat