july november australian conservative served years serving entered cabinet secretary mines minister forests returned opposition following success election returned secretary minister health stevens ministry dropped ministry later elected speaker holding office lost power witnessed death leader new democratic_party involved negotiations form future ultimately successful leader april served briefly dying heart attack november early life born station twelfth child english born parents wife educated sydney joining brothers stock station agency forbes branching member entered politics elected municipal council later april married andrew cathedral sydney early political career living contested seat defeated stood candidate seat narrowly defeated candidate contested result accusing manipulating rolls inquiry found fault accusations instead found organisers guilty roll moving established real estate business march entered election candidate seat pro rejected medically unfit eventually enlisted august raising discharged army december seat abolished election contested new multi member electorate receiving seat electorate suspicious establishment embodied joined right wing election elected increased margin gaining place served citing business reasons retired parliament april minister crown soon returned politics october election elected seat rising prominence party gained reputation independent minded powerful house crossing floor issues appointed premier april secretary mines minister forests taking dispute northern believed struggle communist inspired possible unemployment relief child attempted resolve industrial dispute supporting use non union labour coal resultant protests led riot death suspension unemployment relief gained enemies promotion proved short lived defeated october election returned opposition witnessed end elected deputy leader new new_south_wales dismissed governor new south wales sir early election called premier leader june election returned stevens gained seats won government stevens appointed secretary minister health competent controversial member cabinet minister health travelled extensively concentrated expansion hospitals director determination exert control hospitals banning honorary doctors local hospital boards brought conflict branch strict control hospital administrators brought conflict medical community eventually dropped cabinet february premier stevens found extreme personal independence possessing sharp tongue returned won election election increased margin july king george advice governor new south wales lord granted retention title honourable having served years later career sir retired parliament elected speaker august cleared judicial inquiry chaired sir allegations fraud corruption sale state enterprises secretary election returned served speaker succeeding government defeated election returned seat poor results federal federal election large number members formed democratic_party new_south_wales led opposition leader moved democratic_party merged january conservative vote split half little chance resigned democratic_party leader february replaced party leader led party election won vote seats retained seat efforts merge democratic_party questions party organisation party leader december parties merged new_south_wales branch newly formed formed elected leader april term leader newly formed party prove short lived suffering mild heart attack chamber evening november drove home died week later november survived wife son daughters resulting election december retained candidate single independent candidate
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