36:
119:
390:
478:
452:
Although a strong advocate for national defence, Crouch did not support the proposal to introduce compulsory overseas service. He became
Victorian branch president of the Returned Soldiers' No-Conscription League, and campaigned against prime minister
620:
645:
610:
615:
640:
497:. Defeated two years later, he decided to forsake politics for philanthropy, travel, writing, and encouraging Australians to take a greater interest in their history. He was the donor of the first six busts at
625:
655:
417:, and was at the time the youngest member of the lower house. He gained recognition as a wit and a radical, and was outspoken on the delicate matter of lavish allowances for the
65:
333:(1901â1910, 1929â1931) were separated by the First World War, during which he became an anti-conscription activist and changed his political affiliation. Crouch was a
650:
660:
521:
in the house their father had built in 1882. He died aged 80 on 7 April 1949, leaving an estate valued at ÂŖ43,490, and was buried at Point
Lonsdale.
462:
458:
592:
574:
173:
161:
330:
182:
132:
87:
438:
338:
349:(ALP) during his second term. He is one of the few MPs to move to the ALP after previously belonging to an anti-Labor party.
418:
48:
58:
52:
44:
410:
342:
288:
69:
373:, who was a miner, storekeeper and later a wealthy boot-retailer, and his wife Selina Durham, nÊe Marks, from
485:
In 1924 Crouch represented
Australia at the International Federation of Trade Unions Education Conference in
582:
539:
490:
398:
306:
251:
138:
498:
494:
346:
293:
268:
513:
Crouch remained unmarried during his lifetime and in his later years lived with his sister
Gertrude at
635:
630:
518:
362:
272:
406:
334:
283:
434:
469:, Crouch joined the Labor Party and became an active leader of the Labor movement in Victoria.
329:(19 June 1868 â 7 April 1949) was an Australian politician. His two periods as a member of the
554:
402:
188:
429:
Crouch enthusiastically supported new trends in
Australian defence policies. He joined the
118:
17:
514:
106:
530:
604:
564:
466:
414:
358:
223:
454:
301:
489:. In 1929, he was re-elected to the federal parliament for the electorate of
531:
Australian
Dictionary of Biography - Crouch, Richard Armstrong (1868 - 1949)
449:
in
December 1915, but illness led to his return to Australia in March 1916.
442:
366:
502:
378:
374:
389:
446:
430:
445:
in
September 1915. Crouch was transferred to command the Base Camp at
486:
433:
in 1892, and by the outbreak of World War I had attained the rank of
370:
477:
341:
during his first period as an MP, but later became involved in the
621:
Members of the
Australian House of Representatives for Corangamite
476:
388:
646:
Commonwealth
Liberal Party members of the Parliament of Australia
29:
611:
Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia
437:. In March 1915, he was given command of the 22nd Battalion,
616:
Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Corio
641:
Protectionist Party members of the Parliament of Australia
413:). He served for nine years, under the leadership of
405:, with a majority of 1,130 votes, as a member of the
505:, and bequeathed funds for maintaining the project.
312:
300:
279:
258:
238:
233:
217:
205:
179:
167:
155:
129:
104:
626:Members of the Australian House of Representatives
57:but its sources remain unclear because it lacks
8:
656:Australian military personnel of World War I
151:12 October 1929 â 19 December 1931
535:
117:
101:
88:Learn how and when to remove this message
457:during the conscription plebiscites in
397:In 1901, Crouch was elected to the new
201:29 March 1901 â 13 April 1910
7:
651:20th-century Australian politicians
357:Crouch was born on 19 June 1868 at
661:People from the Colony of Victoria
25:
365:, the son of George Crouch from
34:
1:
677:
411:Commonwealth Liberal Party
589:
579:
571:
561:
551:
545:
538:
439:Australian Imperial Force
320:
229:
194:
144:
125:
116:
331:House of Representatives
327:Richard Armstrong Crouch
43:This article includes a
18:Richard Armstrong Crouch
540:Parliament of Australia
316:Barrister and Solicitor
307:University of Melbourne
252:Ballarat East, Victoria
72:more precise citations.
499:Prime Ministers Avenue
482:
401:for the electorate of
394:
347:Australian Labor Party
480:
392:
183:Australian Parliament
133:Australian Parliament
27:Australian politician
393:Crouch as a young MP
345:and represented the
493:, representing the
407:Protectionist Party
587:1929 – 1931
559:1901 – 1910
483:
441:, which landed at
435:lieutenant colonel
399:Federal Parliament
395:
45:list of references
599:
598:
590:Succeeded by
562:Succeeded by
473:Post-war politics
324:
323:
98:
97:
90:
16:(Redirected from
668:
572:Preceded by
546:Preceded by
536:
465:. Encouraged by
419:Governor General
385:Pre-war politics
291:(1909–10)
286:(1901–09)
265:
248:
246:
234:Personal details
220:
208:
199:
185:
170:
158:
149:
135:
121:
102:
93:
86:
82:
79:
73:
68:this article by
59:inline citations
38:
37:
30:
21:
676:
675:
671:
670:
669:
667:
666:
665:
601:
600:
595:
586:
577:
567:
558:
549:
527:
511:
475:
427:
387:
355:
343:labour movement
296:(1929–31)
292:
287:
280:Political party
267:
263:
250:
244:
242:
218:
206:
200:
195:
186:
181:
168:
156:
150:
145:
136:
131:
112:
109:
94:
83:
77:
74:
63:
49:related reading
39:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
674:
672:
664:
663:
658:
653:
648:
643:
638:
633:
628:
623:
618:
613:
603:
602:
597:
596:
593:William Gibson
591:
588:
578:
575:William Gibson
573:
569:
568:
563:
560:
550:
547:
543:
542:
534:
533:
526:
523:
515:Point Lonsdale
510:
507:
481:Crouch c. 1928
474:
471:
426:
423:
386:
383:
354:
351:
322:
321:
318:
317:
314:
310:
309:
304:
298:
297:
281:
277:
276:
266:(aged 80)
260:
256:
255:
240:
236:
235:
231:
230:
227:
226:
221:
215:
214:
209:
203:
202:
192:
191:
180:Member of the
177:
176:
174:William Gibson
171:
165:
164:
162:William Gibson
159:
153:
152:
142:
141:
130:Member of the
127:
126:
123:
122:
114:
113:
111:Richard Crouch
110:
107:The Honourable
105:
96:
95:
78:September 2019
53:external links
42:
40:
33:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
673:
662:
659:
657:
654:
652:
649:
647:
644:
642:
639:
637:
634:
632:
629:
627:
624:
622:
619:
617:
614:
612:
609:
608:
606:
594:
585:
584:
576:
570:
566:
565:Alfred Ozanne
557:
556:
544:
541:
537:
532:
529:
528:
524:
522:
520:
516:
509:Personal life
508:
506:
504:
500:
496:
492:
488:
479:
472:
470:
468:
467:James Scullin
464:
460:
456:
450:
448:
444:
440:
436:
432:
424:
422:
420:
416:
415:Alfred Deakin
412:
408:
404:
400:
391:
384:
382:
380:
376:
372:
368:
364:
360:
359:Ballarat East
352:
350:
348:
344:
340:
336:
335:Protectionist
332:
328:
319:
315:
311:
308:
305:
303:
299:
295:
290:
285:
284:Protectionist
282:
278:
274:
270:
261:
257:
253:
241:
237:
232:
228:
225:
224:Alfred Ozanne
222:
216:
213:
210:
204:
198:
193:
190:
184:
178:
175:
172:
166:
163:
160:
154:
148:
143:
140:
134:
128:
124:
120:
115:
108:
103:
100:
92:
89:
81:
71:
67:
61:
60:
54:
50:
46:
41:
32:
31:
19:
580:
552:
512:
484:
455:Billy Hughes
451:
428:
396:
356:
326:
325:
264:(1949-04-07)
262:7 April 1949
249:19 June 1868
219:Succeeded by
211:
196:
169:Succeeded by
146:
99:
84:
75:
64:Please help
56:
636:1949 deaths
631:1868 births
583:Corangamite
581:Member for
553:Member for
495:Labor Party
491:Corangamite
425:World War I
409:(later the
275:, Australia
269:Queenscliff
254:, Australia
207:Preceded by
157:Preceded by
139:Corangamite
70:introducing
605:Categories
525:References
353:Early life
313:Profession
302:Alma mater
245:1868-06-19
443:Gallipoli
367:Tottenham
197:In office
147:In office
548:New seat
519:Victoria
503:Ballarat
379:Scotland
375:Aberdeen
363:Victoria
273:Victoria
212:New seat
431:militia
339:Liberal
289:Liberal
66:improve
487:Oxford
447:Mudros
371:London
555:Corio
403:Corio
294:Labor
189:Corio
51:, or
463:1917
461:and
459:1916
337:and
259:Died
239:Born
187:for
137:for
501:at
607::
517:,
421:.
381:.
377:,
369:,
361:,
271:,
55:,
47:,
247:)
243:(
91:)
85:(
80:)
76:(
62:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
