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- David_Hamer abstract "David John Hamer AM, DSC (5 September 1923 – 14 January 2002) was an Australian politician. Born in Melbourne, he was educated at Geelong Grammar School and then the Royal Australian Naval College. He served in the Royal Australian Navy from 1940 to 1968. He was a lieutenant aboard HMAS Australia during the battles of Leyte and Lingayen Gulf. He was an honorary aide-de-camp to the Governor-General, Director of Naval Intelligence 1961 from 1963, Captain of HMAS Vampire and Captain of the Australian Destroyer Squadron 1963-65. In 1969, David was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for Isaacs. Narrowly defeated by Labor candidate Gareth Clayton in 1974, he became a political columnist for The Age newspaper and undertook a Master of Arts at Monash University in Constitutional Law, studying the historical role of the Australian Senate. He was re-elected to Isaacs in 1975 but contested the Senate in 1977. He was successful, and remained a Liberal senator for Victoria until his retirement in 1990. A strong supporter of improving the function of the Senate as a house of review, he was Chairman of Committees as well as Deputy President of the Senate from 1983-1990. Hamer was also interested in promoting the arts in Australia, helping establish the Arts Council of Victoria, and serving as President of the Arts Council of Australia and of the Australian Film Institute. He was a keen supporter of the establishment of the National Film and Sound Archive as a way to collect and make accessible Australia's rich audiovisual history.Hamer died in 2002 of leukaemia. He should not be confused with Professor David Hamer, New Zealand historian of Liberal politics.His publications include: The Australian Senate 1901-1918, An Appraisal (1976) Can Responsible Government Survive In Australia? (1994 and 2004) Bombers Versus Battleships - The Struggle Between Ships and Aircraft for Control of the Surface of the Sea(1998)Hamer's brother was Sir Rupert Hamer (Dick Hamer), the Premier of Victoria 1972-81. His brother Alan had been a Rhodes Scholar, chemist and businessman. His sister Alison (Patrick) was an historian at Melbourne University. In 2004 the Hamer Family Fund was set up in honour of all four siblings and its aims include projects that advance the arts, the environment and good government in Australia.".
- David_Hamer activeYearsEndDate "1974-05-18".
- David_Hamer activeYearsEndDate "1977-11-10".
- David_Hamer activeYearsEndDate "1990-06-30".
- David_Hamer activeYearsStartDate "1969-10-25".
- David_Hamer activeYearsStartDate "1975-12-13".
- David_Hamer activeYearsStartDate "1978-07-01".
- David_Hamer award Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_Kingdom).
- David_Hamer battle Battle_of_Leyte.
- David_Hamer battle Invasion_of_Lingayen_Gulf.
- David_Hamer battle Korean_War.
- David_Hamer battle World_War_II.
- David_Hamer birthDate "1923-09-05".
- David_Hamer birthPlace Melbourne.
- David_Hamer birthYear "1923".
- David_Hamer country Australia.
- David_Hamer deathDate "2002-01-14".
- David_Hamer deathPlace Melbourne.
- David_Hamer deathPlace Victoria_(Australia).
- David_Hamer deathYear "2002".
- David_Hamer militaryBranch Royal_Australian_Navy.
- David_Hamer militaryRank Captain_(naval).
- David_Hamer nationality Australia.
- David_Hamer office "Senator for Victoria".
- David_Hamer party Liberal_Party_of_Australia.
- David_Hamer region Division_of_Isaacs.
- David_Hamer serviceEndYear "1968".
- David_Hamer serviceStartYear "1940".
- David_Hamer successor Gareth_Clayton.
- David_Hamer successor William_Burns_(Australian_politician).
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- David_Hamer after Gareth_Clayton.
- David_Hamer after William_Burns_(Australian_politician).
- David_Hamer awards Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_Kingdom).
- David_Hamer battles Battle_of_Leyte.
- David_Hamer battles Invasion_of_Lingayen_Gulf.
- David_Hamer battles Korean_War.
- David_Hamer battles World_War_II.
- David_Hamer before Gareth_Clayton.
- David_Hamer before "New seat".
- David_Hamer birthDate "1923-09-05".
- David_Hamer birthPlace Melbourne.
- David_Hamer branch Royal_Australian_Navy.
- David_Hamer children "3".
- David_Hamer constituencyMp Division_of_Isaacs.
- David_Hamer dateOfBirth "1923-09-05".
- David_Hamer dateOfDeath "2002-01-14".
- David_Hamer deathDate "2002-01-14".
- David_Hamer deathPlace "Melbourne, Victoria".
- David_Hamer hasPhotoCollection David_Hamer.
- David_Hamer honorificSuffix DSC.
- David_Hamer honorificSuffix Order_of_Australia.
- David_Hamer name "David Hamer".
- David_Hamer name "Hamer, David John".
- David_Hamer nationality "Australian".
- David_Hamer occupation "Naval Officer, Politician, Author".
- David_Hamer office "Senator for Victoria".
- David_Hamer parliament "Australian".
- David_Hamer party Liberal_Party_of_Australia.
- David_Hamer placeOfBirth Melbourne.
- David_Hamer placeOfDeath "Melbourne, Victoria".
- David_Hamer predecessor Gareth_Clayton.
- David_Hamer predecessor "New seat".
- David_Hamer rank Captain_(naval).
- David_Hamer serviceyears "1940".
- David_Hamer shortDescription "Australian politician".
- David_Hamer spouse "Barbara May McPherson".
- David_Hamer successor Gareth_Clayton.
- David_Hamer successor William_Burns_(Australian_politician).
- David_Hamer termEnd "1974-05-18".
- David_Hamer termEnd "1977-11-10".
- David_Hamer termEnd "1990-06-30".
- David_Hamer termStart "1969-10-25".
- David_Hamer termStart "1975-12-13".
- David_Hamer termStart "1978-07-01".
- David_Hamer title "Member for Isaacs".
- David_Hamer years "1969".
- David_Hamer years "1975".
- David_Hamer description "Australian politician".
- David_Hamer description "Australian politician".
- David_Hamer subject Category:1923_births.
- David_Hamer subject Category:2002_deaths.
- David_Hamer subject Category:Liberal_Party_of_Australia_politicians.
- David_Hamer subject Category:Members_of_the_Australian_House_of_Representatives.
- David_Hamer subject Category:Members_of_the_Australian_House_of_Representatives_for_Isaacs.
- David_Hamer subject Category:Members_of_the_Australian_Senate.
- David_Hamer subject Category:Members_of_the_Australian_Senate_for_Victoria.
- David_Hamer subject Category:Members_of_the_Order_of_Australia.
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- David_Hamer type Person.
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- David_Hamer type Q215627.