Gordon Ranald McLaurin (1862 – 13 October 1917) was an Australian politician.

Biography

McLaurin was born near Holbrook to Isabella Rankin and James McLaurin, a pastoralist and politician. He was educated by a private tutor while growing up on his father's station, after which he worked for

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. In 1891, he purchased his father's land. McLaurin's father had briefly been a member of the

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for The Hume, and Gordon also became a member of the Legislative Assembly representing The Hume, winning the seat at the 1901 by-election as the Progressive candidate. He transferred to

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in 1904 and after the collapse of his party, he was one of the few Progressives not to join the

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, continuing in parliament as an Independent Liberal. He held his seat in 1907, however he was defeated in 1913 by the

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candidate. McLaurin died near Holbrook in .

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McLaurin, Gordon 1862 births 1917 deaths Independent members of the Parliament of New South Wales Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly