COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1919 ==================================================================== SENATE APPOINTMENTS DURING THE EIGHTH PARLIAMENT ==================================================================== South Australia -------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 February 1921, following the death of Robert Guthrie -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward VARDON Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Charles Vardon (1896-1937): Appointed 1921 Born: 1896, Adelaide Career: Educated North Adelaide Grammar School. Chairman of family printing company. President South Australian Chamber of Manufacturers 1910-12. Son of Senator Joseph Vardon. State politics: SA MHA for Sturt 1918-21 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Appointment lapsed due to failure of confirmation by South Australian Parliament 4 August 1921 (see next) -------------------------------------------------------------------- South Australia -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 August 1921, following the lapsing of the Appointment of Edward Vardon -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward VARDON Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Charles Vardon (1896-1937): Appointed 1921. Appointment lapsed 1921. Appointed 1921 -------------------------------------------------------------------- New South Wales -------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 December 1921, following the resignation of Herbert Pratten -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry GARLING Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Chester-Master Garling (1870-1942): Appointed 1921 Born: 1870, Camden, NSW Career: Educated state schools. Bank officer, studied law. Solicitor 1905. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Queensland -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 July 1922, following the death of John Adamson -------------------------------------------------------------------- John McDONALD ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Valentine McDonald (1880-1937): Appointed 1922 Born: 14 February 1880, Opotiki, New Zealand Career: Educated New Zealand. Printer. Migrated 1897. Journalist and editor. Editor Brisbane Standard 1913. Founding member Australian Journalists Association. --------------------------------------------------------------------