1. Philip McBride was a United Australia Party member of the Australian House of Representatives for Grey from 1931 to 1937 and the Australian Senate from 1937 to 1944, and a Liberal Party of Australia member of the House of Representatives for Wakefield from 1946 to 1958.
Philip McBride served as a minister in both of Robert Menzies' governments, as Minister for the Army and Minister for Repatriation, Minister for Supply and Development and Minister for Munitions, Minister for the Interior, and Minister for Defence.
Philip McBride was president of the Stockowners' Association of South Australia from 1929 to 1931 and represented South Australia on the Australian Woolgrowers Council during the 1930s.
Philip McBride unsuccessfully contested the 1927 state election in the Flinders Ranges electorate of Newcastle and the 1930 state election in Burra.
Philip McBride was elected to the House of Representatives at the 1931 election, when he won Grey for the United Australia Party, defeating incumbent Labor MP Andrew Lacey.
Badman resigned from the Senate and contested and won Grey at the federal election, while Philip McBride, already endorsed for the Senate ticket at the 1937 election, the victors in which would not take their seats until July 1938, was appointed to Badman's Senate vacancy in the interim.
Philip McBride was Assistant Minister for Commerce from April 1939 to September 1940, and resigned several directorships at the time of his promotion to avoid conflicts of interest.
Philip McBride was a member of the War Cabinet from 1940 and the Advisory War Council from 1941.
Philip McBride returned to parliament for the Liberal Party at the 1946 general election, winning the House of Representatives seat of Wakefield.
Philip McBride was federal president of the Liberal Party from 1960 to 1965.
Philip McBride died at his home at Medindie in 1982 and was cremated.
Philip McBride was survived by his wife and two of his sons.
Philip McBride's great-grandson is the independent South Australian state parliamentarian Nick McBride, who quit the Liberal Party in 2023.
Philip McBride was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1953 and made a Privy counsellor in 1959.