Hugh Guthrie (Australian politician)
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Hugh Guthrie | |
|---|---|
| 18th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia | |
| In office 25 July 1968 – 20 February 1971 | |
| Preceded by | John Hearman |
| Succeeded by | Merv Toms |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia | |
| In office 21 March 1959 – 20 February 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Percival Potter |
| Succeeded by | Tom Dadour |
| Constituency | Subiaco |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 July 1910 |
| Died | 28 January 2000 (aged 89) |
| Party | Liberal |
Hugh Norman Guthrie (2 July 1910 – 28 January 2000) was an Australian politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1959 to 1971, representing the seat of Subiaco. He served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 1968 to 1971.
Guthrie was born in the remote mining town of Laverton, to Annie (née Hutchinson) and Wemyss Manley Guthrie. He attended Hale School and the University of Western Australia, and after training as a lawyer was admitted to practise in 1933. Guthrie enlisted in the Second Australian Imperial Force in 1939, and saw service in the Middle East with the 2/16th Infantry Battalion. Later he was commissioned as an officer and served in New Guinea where he was wounded while serving at Sanananda with the 49th Infantry Battalion. Afterwards, he saw further service at Morotai and in Borneo, including a period in the headquarters of Lieutenant-General Sir Leslie Morshead, the commander of the II Corps. By the end of the war Guthrie had reached the rank of captain, and also been mentioned in dispatches. He was discharged in October 1945, and returned to the legal profession. Guthrie married June Cresswell Collins in 1946, with whom he had five children.[1]