(1910-04-07)7 April 1910 North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died
30 March 1981(1981-03-30) (aged 70) Tanunda, South Australia, Australia
Political party
Liberal Party of Australia
Spouse
Mary Gosse
(m. 1947)
Children
4 (including Alexander Downer)
Parent(s)
John William Downer and Una Stella Haslingden Downer (née Russell)
Residence
Arbury Park, South Australia
Alma mater
University of Oxford
Profession
Barrister
Military service
Allegiance
Australia
Branch/service
Second Australian Imperial Force
Years of service
1940–1945
Rank
Sergeant
Unit
2/14th Field Regiment
Battles/wars
Second World War
Battle of Singapore
Sir Alexander Russell "Alick" DownerKBE (7 April 1910 – 30 March 1981) was an Australian politician and diplomat. He was a member of the House of Representatives between 1949 and 1963, representing the Liberal Party, and served as Minister for Immigration in the Menzies Government. He was later High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1972.
Sir Alexander Russell "Alick" Downer KBE (7 April 1910 – 30 March 1981) was an Australian politician and diplomat. He was a member of the House of Representatives...
United Kingdom from 2014 to 2018. Downer was born in Adelaide, the son of Sir AlickDowner and the grandson of Sir John Downer. After periods working for the...
Downer, Lady Downer (13 December 1924 – 14 October 2014) was South Australian patron, wife of federal MP and high commissioner Sir Alexander "Alick"...
Trove. Downer, Alick (2012). The Downers of South Australia, p. 36. Wakefield Press, Adelaide. ISBN 9781743051993 Downer, Alick (2012). The Downers of South...
Alick (2012). The Downers of South Australia (PDF). Wakefield Press. Retrieved 6 October 2019. Naval Tailor Fathers a Political Dynasty: Henry DOWNER...
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building designed by I. M. Pei. In 1965 Oare House was purchased by Sir AlickDowner, the Australian High Commissioner, who used it to entertain high ranking...
bill was introduced to the House of Representatives on 1 May 1958 by AlickDowner, the Minister for Immigration in the Menzies Government. In 1966, the...
interviewed around the same time, and both rejected any suggestion of suicide; AlickDowner and James Killen had expressed similar sentiments in their memoirs. Peter...
she had three children. She married again, to Reginald Tolley. AlickDowner, The Downers of South Australia Wakefield Press, Adelaide (2012) ISBN 978 1...
couple had met at university in 2000. They have two children. Downer, Alick (2012). The Downers of South Australia (PDF). p. vii. ISBN 978-1-74305-199-3....
impact on his political prospects, and was not generally remarked upon. AlickDowner believed that Holt's thoughts "lay in this world not the next". According...
December 1966 Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies Harold Holt Preceded by Sir AlickDowner Succeeded by Billy Snedden Minister for Shipping and Transport In office...
and introduced a simpler system for entry. Immigration Minister Sir AlickDowner announced that "distinguished and highly qualified Asians" might immigrate...
down a dictation offered in any European language. Immigration Minister AlickDowner announced that "distinguished and highly qualified Asians" might immigrate...
Melbourne [394] Roy Dowling 1957 Honours List [395]; also KCVO Alexander (Alick) Downer 1965 High Commissioner to the United Kingdom [396], [397] (appears as...
(1996–2007), High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (2014–present) Sir AlickDowner KBE MHR (Lib) (1949–1963), Minister for Immigration (1958–1964), High...
Representative Men, Hussey & Gillingham, 1901, p. 342 [2] AlickDowner, Sir Alexander Downer, The Downers of South Australia, Wakefield Press, 2012, p. 83 [3]...
October 1956 – 25 October 1964 Preceded by Thomas White Succeeded by AlickDowner Member of the Australian Parliament for Wentworth In office 19 December...
Labor Joe Sexton Ian Wilson Baylon Ryan Angas Liberal Darcy Nielsen AlickDowner Susan Critchley Sydney Edwards (Ind) Barker Liberal Norman Alcock Jim...
but implemented under Harold Holt and his successors Athol Townley and AlickDowner, to facilitate immigration of WWII refugees from the Baltic States who...
Labor Joe Sexton John Rundle Ursula Cook Angas Liberal Arnold Busbridge AlickDowner John Balogh Barker Liberal Norman Alcock Jim Forbes Charles Coffey John...
dedicated men who slept with the stacks of books. These librarians included AlickDowner, a later politician and Australian High Commissioner in London, David...
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