predecessor death_date birth_place title nationality party birth_date term_start article_title term_end name occupation alma_mater
john spicer bill brown 1 may 2009 wagga wagga , new south wales senator for victoria australian liberal -lrb- 1974 -rrb- -lrb- 1956 & ndash ; 74 -rrb- nlp 10 september 1910 28 august 1956 21 november 1970 george hannan
 30 june 1965 18 may 1974 george hannan barrister university of melbourne
george hannan

george conrad hannan -lrb- 10 september 19101 may 2009 -rrb- was an australian politician .
born in wagga wagga , new south wales , he was educated at catholic schools and then the university of melbourne .
he became a barrister in 1934 , and served in the military from 1942 to 1946 .
in 1956 , he was appointed to the australian senate as a liberal senator for victoria , filling a casual vacancy caused by the resignation of senator john spicer .
he was defeated in 1964 , his term ending on 30 june 1965 .
he was re-elected at the 1970 senate election , taking his place immediately .
in 1974 , he resigned from the liberal party , forming a new party , the national liberal party , under which banner he contested the 1974 double dissolution election .
he received 1.2 per cent of the vote , and was not elected .
george hannan died on 1 may 2009 , aged 98 .
