Roy Vincent
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The Honourable Roy Vincent | |
|---|---|
| Secretary for Mines and Minister for Forests | |
| In office 18 June 1932 – 16 May 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Chaffey |
| Succeeded by | Jack Baddeley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 February 1892 |
| Died | 5 June 1965 (aged 73) Sydney |
| Party | Progressive Party Country Party |
Roy Stanley Vincent (6 February 1892 – 5 June 1965) was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1922 until 1953. He was a member of the "True Blue" faction of the Progressive Party until it became the Country Party in 1927. He was the party's Deputy Leader and Whip between 1950 and 1953. He held ministerial rank as the Secretary of Mines and Minister for Forests between 1932 and 1941.
Vincent was born at Glen Innes, New South Wales and was the son of a newspaper editor. He was educated at Uralla and became a newspaper reporter but eventually edited and owned the Don Dorrigo Gazette in Dorrigo. He became active in community organizations including the New England New State Movement of Earle Page, the Returned and Services League of Australia and the Aboriginal Protection Board. Vincent served in the First Australian Imperial Force during World War One and was severely wounded and gassed in France.
