Anthony family

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Larry Anthony Senior in 1938

The Anthony family is the only three-generation dynasty in the Australian House of Representatives. All three sat in the Division of Richmond in north-eastern New South Wales.

  • Larry Anthony Sr. (Hubert Lawrence Anthony; 1897-1957), born in Warren, farmer and chairman of the Banana Growers Federation, became an MP in 1937 and a minister by 1940, and a minister again from 1949 until his sudden death in 1957.
  • Doug Anthony (John Douglas Anthony; born 1929), born in Murwillumbah, farmer, became an MP when his father died in 1957 and a minister from 1964, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia 1971-72 and 1975–83, before resigning in 1984.
  • Larry Anthony, Jr. (Lawrence James Anthony; born 1961), born in Sydney, businessman and stockbroker, was the third Anthony in Richmond, from 1996 to 2004. He was a minister from 1999 until his defeat by Justine Elliot five years later. He is now on the board of directors of the Queensland-based financial institution Indue, and the leading edge technology company uniDap Solutions. He is also the Chairman of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award for Australia.