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James Herbert Arthur Disney (8 December 1864 – 28 July 1943) was an Australian politician. He was born in Ballarat West to carter and tailor Charles Disney and Sarah Darley. He left school at fourteen to become a boilermaker, and from around 1886 worked in
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. On 22 April 1886 he married Isabella Christina Hill, with whom he had five children. He left Melbourne in 1889, finding difficulty due to his union connections. He spent time as a fruiterer and woodyard proprietor, and from around 1898 was a second-hand furniture dealer. He served on South Melbourne City Council from 1908 to 1918 and was mayor from 1915 to 1916. In 1916 he was elected to the
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as a
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member, representing
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. He was a minister without portfolio from July to November 1924 and from 1927 to 1928. His son
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was elected to the Council in 1940 for the
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. Disney continued to serve until his death at Fitzroy in 1943.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Disney, Arthur 1864 births 1943 deaths Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Council