(1897-10-05)5 October 1897 Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
Died
3 May 1985(1985-05-03) (aged 87) Darling Point, New South Wales, Australia
Political party
Independent (1937–1938) UAP (1938–1944) Independent (1944–1945) Liberal (from 1945)
Spouses
Jean Henderson
(m. 1925–1970)
Averil Trenerry
(m. 1975–1976)
Eileen Esdaile
(m. 1983)
Relations
Dale Spender (great-niece) John Spender (son) Allegra Spender (granddaughter)
Children
2 sons
Alma mater
University of Sydney
Occupation
Politician, diplomat, jurist
Sir Percy Claude SpenderKCVO KBE QC (5 October 1897 – 3 May 1985) was an Australian politician, diplomat, and judge. He served in the House of Representatives from 1937 to 1951, including as a cabinet minister under Robert Menzies and Arthur Fadden. He was later Ambassador to the United States (1951–1958) and a member of the International Court of Justice (1958–1967), including as president of the court from 1964 to 1967.
Sir Percy Claude Spender KCVO KBE QC (5 October 1897 – 3 May 1985) was an Australian politician, diplomat, and judge. He served in the House of Representatives...
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1951 federal election. PercySpender, who died in 1985, was the last surviving member of the Fourth Menzies Ministry; Spender was also the last surviving...
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its correspondence with the watershed line. " Australian judge Sir PercySpender wrote a scathing dissent for the minority on the court, however, pointing...
resignation of Menzies. PercySpender, who died in 1985, was the last surviving member of the Third Menzies ministry; Spender was also the last surviving...
the United States in San Francisco in 1951. External Affairs Minister PercySpender had put forward the proposal to work along similar lines to the NATO...
1940 federal election. PercySpender, who died in 1985, was the last surviving member of the Second Menzies ministry; Spender was also the last surviving...
towards the Asia Pacific. With his first Minister for External Affairs, PercySpender, the Menzies government signed the ANZUS treaty in San Francisco on...
was appointed as an assistant minister to the Treasurer of Australia (PercySpender) and the Minister for Supply and Development (Frederick Stewart). In...
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led by Archie Cameron. PercySpender, who died in 1985, was the last surviving member of the First Menzies ministry; Spender was also the last surviving...
facto no-confidence motion. PercySpender, who died in 1985, was the last surviving member of the Fadden ministry; Spender was also the last surviving...
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However, the government, in the form of the Minister for the Army, PercySpender overruled the decision and placed an order for 100 guns. This allowed...
the Labor Party. Independents: Alexander Wilson (Wimmera, Vic) and PercySpender (Warringah, NSW). The member for Northern Territory, Adair Blain (independent)...
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