Littleton Groom Politician

Sir Littleton Ernest Groom, KC KCMG (22 April 1867 – 6 November 1936) was an Australian Commonwealth Minister, Speaker of the House of Representatives and Australia's 17th longest serving federal Parliamentarian (33 years and one month). He was a member of every non-Australian Labor Party ministry from 1905 to 1926. He was a liberal protectionist, who believed in the extension of federal powers, but became increasingly opposed to the Australian Labor Party's socialist agenda.

Personal facts

Littleton Groom
Birth dateApril 22, 1867
Birth place
Toowoomba
Date of deathNovember 06, 1936
Place of death
Canberra
Education
University of Melbourne

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Member of parliament

region
Division of Darling Downs
successor

Politician

office6th Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives
party
Protectionist Party
Commonwealth Liberal Party
Nationalist Party of Australia
United Australia Party
Independent (politician)

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