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Place of Birth: Rockdale, New South Wales, Australia
About Leslie Parr
- Dr Leslie James Albert Parr (15 June 1897 – 3 December 1956) was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1951 until his death.
- He was a member of the Liberal Party. Parr was born in Rockdale, New South Wales, attending Sydney Boys High School in 1910-14.
- He was the son of a draper and graduated from the medical faculty of the University of Sydney.
- He initially worked as a general practitioner but then specialized in Rheumatology and was the foundation president of the Australian Rheumatology Association.
- During World War Two he served with the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps and reached the rank of Major.
- Following the war he joined the Liberal Party and was elected the state president.
- After an unsuccessful attempt to win the seat of Dulwich Hill at the 1950 state election.
- Parr was elected to the New South Wales Parliament as the Liberal member for the seat of Burwood at the 1951 by-election caused by the death of the sitting Liberal member Gordon Jackett.
- He retained the seat at the next election but died as the sitting member in 1956.
- He did not hold party, parliamentary or ministerial office.
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