Edward Cleary (Australian politician)

Edward F. Cleary.

Edward Francis Cleary (c. 1878 – 24 August 1936) was an Australian politician.

Cleary was born in Nooramunga to farmer Michael Cleary and Mary Moroney. He attended state schools and became a farmer at Goorambat. On 16 September 1907 he married Catherine Pelly, with whom he had nine children. He served on Benalla Shire Council from 1910 to 1936, and was president from 1913 to 1914.[1]

In 1927 Cleary was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Benalla, representing the Country Progressive Party. In 1930 the Country Progressives reunited within the Country Party, and in 1935 Cleary became government whip. He died in East Melbourne in 1936.[2]

One of his sons, Edward "Ted" Cleary, played first-class cricket for Victoria.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Cleary, Edward Francis". Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Edward Francis Cleary". Members of Parliament. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Ted Cleary in demand". The North East Ensign. 21 September 1934. p. 2. Retrieved 10 January 2016.


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