Preceded by Joseph Lyons Occupation Draper | Nationality Australian Succeeded by Allan Guy Name Lancelot Spurr | |
Born 17 March 1897
Deloraine, Tasmania ( 1897-03-17 ) Died 30 May 1965(1965-05-30) (aged 68) | ||
Political party Australian Labor Party | ||
Lancelot Thomas Spurr (17 March 1897 – 30 May 1965) was an Australian politician. Born in Deloraine, Tasmania, he was educated at Catholic schools before becoming a draper and travelling salesman. In 1939, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives in a by-election for the United Australia Party-held seat of Wilmot (caused by the death of Prime Minister Joseph Lyons); Spurr contested the seat for the Labor Party and defeated three UAP candidates (including former MPs Donald Charles Cameron and Allan Guy) to narrowly take the seat. In the 1940 election, however, Spurr was defeated by Guy. The following year he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly, and he served as Speaker from 1950 to 1955, retiring from politics in 1956. He died in 1965.