15 Facts About Nelson Lemmon

Nelson Lemmon was a member of the Australian Labor Party and served as Minister for Works and Housing in the Chifley government.

Nelson Lemmon played a key role in establishing the Snowy Mountains Scheme.

Nelson Lemmon was educated at Williamstown State School and Longerenong Agricultural College, but subsequently moved to Ongerup, in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, to take up farming, and married Ada Mary Jackel in 1930.

Nelson Lemmon was later elected chairman of the Gnowangerup Road Board, becoming the youngest road board chairman in the state.

Nelson Lemmon served as a "prominent member" of the Wheatgrowers' Union.

Nelson Lemmon was defeated by Arthur Watts, a future deputy premier, on both occasions, at the by-election losing by only 43 votes after five rounds of counting.

Nelson Lemmon defeated longtime Country member John Prowse on a swing of almost 14 percent as part of that year's massive Labor landslide.

Nelson Lemmon was Minister for Works and Housing in Ben Chifley's November 1946 ministry.

Nelson Lemmon chose William Hudson as Commissioner of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Authority and refused to follow the normal procedure of putting forward three alternatives to cabinet.

Nelson Lemmon was responsible for commencing a substantial program of construction of houses for ex-servicemen returned from World War II.

However, the Labor Party split in 1954 and Nelson Lemmon lost to Graham at the 1955 election.

Nelson Lemmon was one of only a small number of people who have represented more than one state or territory in the Parliament.

Nelson Lemmon returned to being a horse trainer and breeder in Robertson, New South Wales.

Nelson Lemmon died on 20 March 1989, at Port Macquarie, NSW, the last surviving member of the Chifley Cabinet.

Nelson Lemmon was survived by his wife and a son and a daughter.