Dick Long
Appearance
This articlerelies largely or entirely on asingle source.(October 2022) |
Richard John Long(4 May 1924 – 28 July 2021) was an Australian politician.
Long was born inLeongatha,Victoria,to John Adrian Long and Doris May. He served inWorld War IIas anRAAFpilot from 1943 to 1946, after which he received hisBachelor of LawfromMelbourne Universityand became a solicitor. From 1950, he worked for the firm of Gray, Friend & Long inWarragul.A member of theLiberal Party,he was elected to theVictorian Legislative CouncilforGippslandin 1973. He served until 1992, when he retired. He died on 28 July 2021 at the age of 97.[1]
References
[edit]- ^"Richard John Long".Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851.Parliament of Victoria.Archived fromthe originalon 23 April 2023.Retrieved28 July2021.
Categories:
- 1924 births
- 2021 deaths
- Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria
- Members of the Victorian Legislative Council
- People from Leongatha
- Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II
- 20th-century Australian politicians
- 20th-century Australian lawyers
- Australian solicitors
- University of Melbourne alumni
- Liberal Party of Australia politician stubs