Lindsay Thorn was an Australian politician who was a Country Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1930 to 1959, representing the seat of Toodyay.
15 Facts About Lindsay Thorn
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Lindsay Thorn was a minister in the government of Sir Ross McLarty.
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Lindsay Thorn's parents moved to Fremantle when he was a child, where he attended the Fremantle Boys' School.
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Lindsay Thorn enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in 1915, and during the war served in Egypt and France as a driver.
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Lindsay Thorn returned to Australia and settled in the Swan Valley, where he became involved with the local wine industry.
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At the 1930 state election, Lindsay Thorn was elected to the seat of Toodyay for the Country Party.
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Lindsay Thorn replaced John Lindsay, who had transferred to the seat of Mount Marshall.
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In December 1943, Lindsay Thorn was elected deputy leader of the Country Party under Arthur Watts, replacing William Patrick.
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Lindsay Thorn lost the agriculture portfolio to Hubert Parker in a reshuffle in January 1948, but in October 1949 regained a third title, becoming Minister for Immigration.
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Lindsay Thorn nearly lost his seat at the 1956 state election, prevailing over an independent candidate by just 63 votes on the two-candidate-preferred count.
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Just before the election, Lindsay Thorn had been replaced as deputy leader of the Country Party by Crawford Nalder.
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Lindsay Thorn retired from parliament at the 1959 election, with James Craig retaining his seat for the Country Party.
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Outside of politics, Lindsay Thorn served for ten years on the state executive of the Returned Services League.
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Lindsay Thorn had married twice, firstly to Sarah Olive Neilson, with whom he had four children.
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Lindsay Thorn was widowed in 1952, and remarried the following year to Jane Eliza Jones.