| LC control no. | n 50036732 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Spender, Percy, 1897-1985 |
| Variant(s) | Spender, P. C. (Percy Claude), 1897-1985 Spender, Percy Claude, Sir, 1897-1985 |
| Birth date | 1897-10-05 |
| Death date | 1985-05-03 |
| Place of birth | Darlinghurst (Sydney, N.S.W.) |
| Place of death | Sydney (N.S.W.) |
| Affiliation | Australia. Parliament. House of Representatives International Court of Justice |
| Profession or occupation | Diplomats Lawyers Politicians |
| Found in | New South Wales Companies act, 1936 ... 1936? Parliamentary handbook database, Australian Parliament, via WWW, Aug. 9, 2011: (b. Oct. 5, 1897; d. May 3, 1985) OCLC, Aug. 9, 2011: (usage: P.C. Spender, Percy Spender [latest name used], Percy C. Spender) The Oxford Companion to Australian History, via WWW, November 27, 2013 (Spender, Percy Claude (1897-1985); was a lawyer before becoming MHR for Warringah, NSW, in 1937 as a member of the United Australia Party; he held a number of ministerial posts including minister for army (1940-1941) and minister for external affairs (1949-1951); he took a leading role in the Colombo plan and ANZUS treaty; following his retirement from politics, he served as ambassador to the USA (1951-1958) and as president of the International Court of Justice (1964-1967); he published his autobiography, Politics and a Man, in 1972) Australian Dictionary of Biography, via WWW, November 27, 2013 (Spender, Sir Percy Claude (1897-1985); barrister, politician and diplomat; born October 5, 1897 at Darlinghurst, Sydney; died May 3, 1985 at his home at Darling Point, Sydney, New South Wales) |
| Associated language | eng |
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