Stanley Seymour Argyle KBE (1867 - 1940)

Born 4 Dec 1867 in Kyneton, Victoria (Australia)

Husband of Violet Ellen Jessie (Lewis) Argyle — married 24 Jan 1895 in Holy Trinity Church, Kew, Victoria, Australia

Died 23 Nov 1940 at age 72 in Toorak, Victoria, Australia

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Doctor Sir Stanley Argyle KBE MRCS LRCP MB ChB MLA was an Australian radiologist and politician. He served as premier of Victoria from 1932 to 1935 and was the state leader of the Nationalist Party and United Australia Party from 1930 until his death in 1940.

Stanley Argyle KBE was born in the Colony of Victoria (1851-1900)

Stanley Seymour Argyle was born on 4th December 1867 in Kyneton, Victoria (Australia). He was the son of Edward Argyle, a Derbyshire-born pioneer squatter, and New South Wales-born Mary Clark. ^[1] He was educated at Kyneton School, Hawthorn Grammar School and Brighton Grammar School.

He entered the University of Melbourne in 1886. After graduating Bachelor of Medicine (MB) in 1890 and Bachelor of Surgery (ChB) the following year, Stanley went to England. There, in 1892 he attained the conjoint Member of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS) / Royal College of Physicians of London (LRCP) diploma before studying bacteriology at King's College, London.

Stanley married Violet Lewis on 24th January 1895 in the Holy Trinity Church of England (now Anglican Church), Kew, Victoria. ^[2]

Stanley Argyle KBE is a Military Veteran.
Served in the Australian Imperial Force 1915-1917
1st Australian General Hospital

During The Great War Stanley served as skiagraphist in the 1st Australian General Hospital in Cairo. He took a radiology unit to Lemnos in 1915 and later, as consultant radiologist to the Australian Imperial Force, served in France and England before returning home in April 1917 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

A Collins Street specialist of some standing, William was elected to the council of the Victorian Branch of the British Medical Association in 1918, and was its vice-president in 1923 and 1924 and president in 1925.

Stanley was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, serving as Premier 1932-35

He was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 1920, winning the seat of Toorak.

In the New Year Honours 1930 Stanley was created Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) as Minister of Health in Victoria. ^[3]

He became premier in 1932 when his Liberal-Country coalition won government. In the 1935 election, although still winning government, the Liberals lost several seats to the Country Party. When William refused to give the Country Party more seats in the cabinet the Country Party withdrew from the coalition and the government collapsed. He remained Leader of the Opposition.

Aged almost 73 years, he passed away on 23rd November 1940 in Toorak, Victoria. ^[4] He was survived by his wife, two sons and two daughters.

Sources

1. ↑ Victoria Birth Index #3324/1868
2. ↑ Victoria Marriage Index #101/1885
3. ↑ Australian Honours: KBE; accessed 13 Feb 2024
4. ↑ Victoria Death Index #11906/1940

See also:

• Shaw, A G L. 'Argyle, Sir Stanley Seymour (1867–1940)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, published first in hardcopy 1979; accessed online 13 Feb 2024.