Hubert Primrose

Hubert Leslie Primrose (14 November 1882 – 26 November 1942) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the proto-fascist New Guard.^[1]

Hubert Primrose
17th Mayor of North Sydney
In office 7 December 1926 – 20 December 1932
Deputy	Robert Charles Forsyth
Preceded by	Charles William Watt
Succeeded by	Raymond Lee Hodgson
Alderman of the Municipality of North Sydney
In office 31 January 1920 – 2 December 1922
Preceded by	Richard Brennan
Succeeded by	Richard Brennan
Constituency	Belmore Ward
In office 23 August 1924 – 30 March 1938
Preceded by	Albert Ernest Whatmore
Succeeded by	Robert Joseph Ferguson
Constituency	Tunks Ward
In office 6 December 1941 – 26 November 1942
Succeeded by	John Augustus Middlemiss
Constituency	Kirribilli Ward
Member of the New South Wales Parliament for North Sydney
In office 11 June 1932 – 18 April 1941
Preceded by	Ben Howe
Succeeded by	James Geraghty
Personal details
Born	(1882-11-14)14 November 1882 Cootamundra, Colony of New South Wales
Died	26 November 1942(1942-11-26) (aged 60) Waverton, New South Wales, Australia

Early life

He was born at Cootamundra to public servant Charles Herman Burton Primrose and Sarah Maria, née Clissold. After a private education he studied law. On 26 October 1910 he married Edith Briton, with whom he had four children. Admitted as a solicitor in 1917, he was a partner in Lee & Primrose (1917–27), which later became Primrose & Primrose (1930–42).

Political career

He served on North Sydney Council from 1919 to 1938, with a period as mayor from 1926 to 1932.^[2][3][4][5] As mayor he was responsible for officially opening the Sydney Harbour Bridge's northern approach on 19 March 1932.^[6][7]

He was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1932 as the United Australia Party member for North Sydney. An assistant minister from 1939 to 1941, he was acting Minister for Health for several periods in 1939 and 1940. Defeated in 1941, Primrose died at Waverton the following year.^[8]