Leslie Hollins, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Leslie Hollins

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 12-Sep-1897

Date of Death: 04-Sep-1984

Profession: politician

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Leslie Hollins

  • Leslie Henry Hollins (12 September 1897 – 4 September 1984) was an Australian politician. Born at Wonthaggi to farmer Henry Hollins and Lilian Mary Theresa Gardner, he attended local state schools before becoming an automotive engineer.
  • He worked with the Melbourne General Omnibus Company in 1915 before serving in the Australian Imperial Force from 1916 to 1919.
  • After the war he worked in England for a motor engineering firm before returning to Melbourne, establishing his own business, Hollins Motors, in 1921.
  • On 26 December 1922 he married Rita Annie Payne, daughter of Senator Herbert Payne, with whom he had three children.
  • A social credit campaigner, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 1940 as the Independent member for Hawthorn.
  • He was appointed Minister of Public Instruction and Labour in October 1945, but he was defeated at the election in November.
  • Hollins died in 1984 at Croydon.

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