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Ross McLarty

Ross McLarty, Australian politician, 17th Premier of Western Australia (died 1962)

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Born
March 17, 1891
Died
December 22, 1962
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1891

About Ross McLarty

Sir Duncan Ross McLarty, was an Australian politician and the 17th Premier of Western Australia. In June 1918, McLarty was awarded the Military Medal for "bravery in the field" on 25 January 1918 at Passchendaele. For the first time since 1933, the Liberal (formerly Nationalist) group in Parliament was larger than the Country Party's and, under the negotiated coalition agreement, McLarty became premier and the Country Party's Arthur Watts became his deputy.

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Ross McLarty timeline

  1. In June 1918, McLarty was awarded the Military Medal for "bravery in the field" on 25 January 1918 at Passchendaele.
  2. For the first time since 1933, the Liberal (formerly Nationalist) group in Parliament was larger than the Country Party's and, under the negotiated coalition agreement, McLarty became premier and the Country Party's Arthur Watts became his deputy.

The world when Ross McLarty was born

Ross McLarty was born in 1891. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBasketball invented in Springfield, Massachusetts
  • Top headlineFirst basketball game played (invented by Naismith)
  • Technology milestoneBasketball invented
  • World population~1.51B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
  • U.S. population64.0M

1891 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ross McLarty's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18912026
Population64.0M341 million

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