Albert Reid

{{Short description|Australian politician}}

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| name = Albert Reid

| honorific-suffix = MC

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| title = Senator for New South Wales

| term_start = 22 February 1950

| term_end = 22 May 1962

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1886|7|25}}

| birth_place = Murrumburrah, New South Wales

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1962|5|22|1886|7|25}}

| death_place = Concord, New South Wales, Australia

| nationality = Australian

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| party = Australian Country Party

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| occupation = Farmer, grazier

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Albert David Reid, MC (25 July 1886 – 22 May 1962) was an Australian politician. Born in Murrumburrah, New South Wales, he was educated at state schools before becoming a farmer and grazier at Crowther.{{Cite Au Senate |Sen id=reid-albert-david |name=REID, Albert David (1886–1962) |last=Beauchamp |first=Clive |year=2004 |access-date=2023-01-12}} He sat on Murrumburrah Shire Council before serving in the military in 1914. He was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry at Beersheeba in October 1917.{{cite web|title=Albert David Reid|url=https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1608842|publisher=Australian War Memorial|access-date=9 October 2017}}{{Cite It's an Honour|ausawardid=1093325|recipient=Capt Albert David Reid|award=Military Cross|date=1918-01-18|postnominal=MC|access-date=2023-01-12}}

In 1927, he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Country Party member for Young. He was defeated in 1930 but re-elected in 1932. He was Minister for Agriculture 1938–1941. He was defeated at the 1941 state election by 660 votes.{{cite NSW Parliament |title=Mr Albert David Reid (1887–1962) |id=1446 |former=Yes |access-date=13 May 2019}}{{cite NSW election |year=Districtindexes |district=Young |title=Elections for the District of Young |access-date=2023-01-12}} He served with the Australian forces during World War II from 1941 to 1943. In 1949, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Country Party Senator for New South Wales. He retired in 1961, with the retirement to take effect in 1962, but died while still a Senator; no appointment was made.{{cite web|last=Carr |first=Adam |title=Australian Election Archive |work=Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia |year=2008 |accessdate=2008-11-10 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006075129/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia |archive-date=6 October 2008 |url-status=dead }}