Burford Sampson

Burford Sampson
Burford Sampson
Senator for Tasmania
	In office; 14 November 1925 – 30 June 1938
Preceded by	Charles Grant
	In office; 1 July 1941 – 30 June 1947
Personal details
Born	30 March 1882; Launceston, Tasmania
Died	5 June 1959 (aged 77); Pennant Hills, New South Wales
Political party	Nationalist (1925–31); UAP (1931–45); Liberal (1945–47)
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom; Australia
Branch/service	South African Constabulary; British South Africa Police; Australian Army
Years of service	1901–1903; 1903–1907; 1907–1931; 1940–1941
Rank	Colonel
Commands	12th Battalion; 15th Battalion
Battles/wars	Second Boer War; First World War; Second World War
Awards	Distinguished Service Order; Mentioned in Despatches

Burford Sampson DSO (30 March 1882 – 5 June 1959) was an Australian politician and soldier. Born in Launceston, Tasmania, he was educated at Launceston Grammar School before serving in the military 1899–1901, during the Second Boer War. He remained in Africa, serving with the Rhodesian Mountain Police and farming in South Africa. He returned to Tasmania in 1907 as a farmer. He served in World War I (1914–1918) and was at the landing at Gallipoli, before serving on the Western Front and briefly commanding the 15th Battalion during their final battle around Jeancourt in September 1918.[1] After the war, he became a manager in Launceston. In 1925, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Nationalist Senator for Tasmania. Sampson served as Chairman of Committees from 1935 to 1938.[2] He was defeated at the 1937 federal election (his term finishing in June 1938), but was re-elected in 1940. He was defeated again in 1946 as a Liberal. Sampson died in 1959.[3]

Burford Sampson in 1915

References

Chataway, Thomas (1948). Goldenstedt, Paul (ed.). History of the 15th Battalion 1914–1918. Fortitude Valley, Queensland: William Brooks & Co. p. 231. OCLC 35124181.
"Appendix 3―Deputy Presidents and Chairmen of Committees (1901–2009)". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 November 2008.

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[1] Chataway, Thomas (1948). Goldenstedt, Paul (ed.). History of the 15th Battalion 1914–1918. Fortitude Valley, Queensland: William Brooks & Co. p. 231. OCLC 35124181.

[2] "Appendix 3―Deputy Presidents and Chairmen of Committees (1901–2009)". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 10 September 2017.

[Psephos-3] Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 November 2008.