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Born in Grafton, New South Wales, he was educated at state schools and the University of Sydney, where he graduated in medicine. He practised in Sydney and Grafton before joining the Australian Army as a medical officer in the First World War, serving in Egypt. After the war he went into farming and was elected Mayor of Grafton.
In 1919 Page was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as a candidate of the Farmers and Settlers Association of New South Wales, which in 1920 became the Country PartyNational Party of Australia Current Leader John Anderson Founded 1922 Headquarters John McEwen House7 National Circuit BARTON ACT 2600 Political ideology conservative Holds government Federal (in coalition) Website The National Party of Australia is an Au. He became the party's leader in 1921Events January 2 The first religious radio broadcast ( KDKA AM in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) January 2 Spanish liner Santa Isabel sinks off Villa Garcia 244 dead January 2 DeYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park San Francisco opens. January 20 Republic of Turke. Dislike of the HughesWilliam Morris "Billy" Hughes ( September 25 1862 October 28 1952), Australian politician, was the seventh Prime Minister of Australia, the longest-serving member of the Australian Parliament, and one of the most controversial figures in Australian politi government's rural policies was one of the reasons the Country Party was formed, and when the party won the balance of power in the House at the 1922Events January 7 Dali Eireann ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64-57 votes. January 10 Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dail Eireann January 11 First successful insulin treatment of diabetes. January 12 British government releases Irish prisoners elections, Page demanded and got Hughes's resignation as the price for supporting the NationalistThe Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party formed in 1917 from a merger of pro-conscription members of the Labor Party (who had been operating under the banner 'National Labor' after their earlier split with the Labor party) with government.
Page then became Treasurer (finance minister) in the Bruce government, a position he held until 1929Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 See also 1929 in aviation 1929 in film 1929 in literature 1929 in mu. He was a strong believer in orthodox finance and conservative policies, except whe the welfare of farmers was concerned: then he was happy to see government money spent freely. He was also a "high protectionist": a supporter of high tariff barriers to protect Australian rural industries.
When the Bruce government was defeated by Labor in 1929Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 See also 1929 in aviation 1929 in film 1929 in literature 1929 in mu, Page went into opposition. In 19311931 is the common year starting on Thursday. see link for calendar) Events January January 4 Female aviator Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa January 6 Thomas Edison submits his last patent application. January 22 Sir Isaac Isaacs sworn in as the Joseph Lyons was able to form a United Australia Party government without Country Party support. In 1934, however, the coalition was reformed, and Page became Minister for Commerce. He was knighted in 1938. The title of Deputy Prime Minister did not then exist, but when Lyons died suddenly in 1939, it was Page whom the Governor-General called on to become caretaker Prime Minister. He held the office for eleven days while the UAP elected a new leader.
Page had been very close to Lyons, and he disliked Robert Menzies, Lyons's deputy, on the grounds that Menzies had been disloyal to Lyons. When Menzies was elected UAP leader, Page refused to serve under him, and made an extraordinary personal attack on him in the House. His party soon rebelled, however, and Page was deposed as Country Party leader and replaced by Archie Cameron.
In 1940 Page and Menzies patched up their differences for the sake of the war effort, and Page returned to the Cabinet. In 1941, however, the government fell and Page spent the eight years of the Curtin and Chifley Labor governments on the opposition backbench. in 1949 Menzies returned to office and Page was made Minister for Health. He held this post until 1956, when he was 76, then retired to the backbench.
Page refused to consider retirement from Parliament, even at the 1961 election, when he was 81, suffering from lung cancer and too sick to campaign. In one of the great electoral upsets of Australian history, he lost his seat, which he had held for 42 years - indeed only Billy Hughes served longer as a member of the Australian Parliament. He died a few days later, without knowing he had been defeated.
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