▁ 2 4 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 7 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Australian ▁politician . ▁Born ▁in ▁Y ack a , ▁South ▁Australia , ▁he ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁state ▁schools ▁before ▁becoming ▁a ▁whe at ▁far mer ▁and ▁whe at ▁bre eder . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Method ist ▁lay ▁pre acher ▁and ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Australian ▁Country ▁Party ▁before ▁entering ▁Parliament . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Australian ▁Senate ▁for ▁South ▁Australia , ▁representing ▁the ▁Country ▁Party . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁Bad man ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁winning ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁Grey . ▁The ▁United ▁Australia ▁Party ▁( U AP ) ▁did ▁not ▁contest ▁the ▁seat ▁as ▁the ▁Country ▁Party ▁had ▁agreed ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁U AP ' s ▁sitting ▁member ▁for ▁Grey , ▁Philip ▁Mc B ride , ▁to ▁take ▁Bad man ' s ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁Senate . ▁T ogether ▁with ▁fellow ▁Country ▁Party ▁members ▁Arthur ▁F ad den , ▁Bernard ▁Cor ser ▁and ▁Thomas ▁Collins , ▁Bad man ▁dis soci ated ▁himself ▁from ▁party ▁leader ▁Ear le ▁Page ▁after ▁the ▁latter ▁made ▁attacks ▁on ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁U AP , ▁Robert ▁M enz ies ; ▁the ▁ex clusion ▁of ▁these ▁four ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁Page ▁supp orter ▁Arch ie ▁Camer on ▁as ▁the ▁party ' s ▁next ▁leader . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁Camer on ▁defect ed ▁to ▁the ▁U AP , ▁and ▁the ▁Country ▁Party ▁in ▁South ▁Australia