Alfred Albert Edward Ernest Theodore Muswellbrooke Orlando Vassa Reid (1867 – 5 August 1945), nicknamed Alphabet Reid, was an Australian politician. He was born in Penrith to Michael and Ann Clara Reid. He became a baker, and in 1898 married Mary Ann Robertson. He served on Penrith Municipal Council from 1895 to 1898 and was mayor in 1898, and after moving to Manly around 1907 served on

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from 1915 and 1928 (mayor from 1919 to 1921). In 1920 he was elected to the

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as one of the members for North Shore; he was initially an

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, but subsequently joined the Nationalist Party. He did not stand for election in 1922 and was re-elected in 1925. In 1927, when single-member electorates were re-introduced, he became the member for Manly. He lost Democratic preselection for the 1944 state election and ran successfully as an

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. He joined the

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in 1945 but died later that year at Manly.

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1867 births 1945 deaths Independent members of the Parliament of New South Wales Nationalist Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales United Australia Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Mayors of Penrith, New South Wales Mayors of Manly, New South Wales New South Wales local councillors People from Manly, New South Wales {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub

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