James Disney (politician)
Sir James Stanley Disney (17 June 1896 – 20 January 1952) was an Australian politician.
Disney was born in Ballarat to Arthur Disney and Isabella Christina née Hill.[1] During World War I he served with the Australian Flying Corps and was at Gallipoli. He then became a motor dealer, running his own company. In June 1924 he married Ruby Chapman. From 1935 to 1952 he served on Melbourne City Council.[1][2]
Disney was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council in 1940 as a United Australia Party member, representing Higinbotham Province;[3] at this time his father still represented Melbourne West for the Labor Party. Disney was a supporter of Ian Macfarlan, and served in his brief ministry in October–November 1945 as Minister of Transport and Mines. He consequently lost Liberal endorsement in 1946 and was defeated. In 1948 he was elected Lord Mayor of Melbourne, serving until 1951; during this period he was closely involved with securing the 1956 Olympic Games for Melbourne. Knighted in 1951, Disney died in 1952 at Auburn.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Dunstan, David (1996). "Sir James Stanley Disney (1896–1952)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 14. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ "Disney, Sir James Stanley". Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b "Sir James Stanley Disney". Members of Parliament. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- 1896 births
- 1952 deaths
- United Australia Party members of the Parliament of Victoria
- Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria
- Members of the Victorian Legislative Council
- Vice-presidents of the Board of Land and Works
- Mayors and lord mayors of Melbourne
- Australian Knights Bachelor
- Ministers of mines (Victoria)
- Ministers for transport infrastructure (Victoria)
- 20th-century mayors of places in Australia