Edgar Dring | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | (1896-03-18)18 March 1896 |
| Died | 17 December 1955(1955-12-17) (aged 59) |
| Political party | Labor Party |
Edgar Percy Dring (18 March 1896 – 17 December 1955) was an Australian politician. He was a member of theNew South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1941 until his death in 1955. He was a member of theLabor Party (ALP).
Dring was born inGol Gol, New South Wales. He was the son of a farmer and was educated at Gol Gol Public School and Hereford House teacher training school in Sydney. He taught in several high schools in Sydney and rural New South Wales and was elected as a councillor onParkes Shire Council from 1947 to 1953. After losing at the1938 election, Dring was elected to the New South Wales Parliament at the subsequentelection as the Labor Party member forAshburnham. He defeated the incumbentCountry Party memberHilton Elliott. He retained the seat at the next 2 elections but the electorate was abolished by a re-distribution prior to the1950 election. He stood for the urban seat ofAuburn and defeated theLang Labor incumbentChris Lang, the son of party founderJack Lang. He retained the seat until his death in 1955. Following his death, the seat became vacant for 4 months prior to the following1956 election. He did not hold ministerial or parliamentary office but was the secretary of the parliamentary Labor Party caucus from 1947 until 1953.[1]
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| Preceded by | Member forAshburnham 1941 – 1950 | Succeeded by seat abolished |
| Preceded by | Member forAuburn 1950 – 1955 | Succeeded by |
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