Robert Trethewey

Robert Hugh Trethewey (17 October 1902 31 May 1989) was an Australian politician.

He was born in Eaglehawk to mining engine driver Robert Hugh Trethewey and Louise Turnbull. He received his education at Eaglehawk State School, at Bendigo High School, and at Bendigo Business College. In 1918 he commenced work for the New Zealand Insurance Company (NZI). On 16 October 1926 he married Isabella Nancarrow, with whom he had two sons. He rose through the ranks of NZI and managed branches in Bendigo (194046, 194862), Maryborough (194648) and Toowoomba (1948). In 1964 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Liberal and Country Party member for Bendigo. He served until his retirement in 1973. Trethewey died in Bendigo in 1989.[1]

References

  1. Parliament of Victoria (2001). "Trethewey, Robert Hugh". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
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