Mary Meillon [SEP] date of death
Mary Meillon
Mary Meillon, née Lawson (4 October 1919 – 9 June 1980) was an Australian politician. She was the Liberal member for Murray in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1973 to 1980.
Born Mary Lawson in Deniliquin, her father Joe Lawson was also a New South Wales politician. She attended Hornsby Girls High School before working as a stenographer. She married Francis Meillon on 5 September 1942, with whom she had two daughters.
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Joe Lawson held the seat of Murray continuously until his death in 1973. He was succeeded in the seat by his daughter, Mary Meillon. He had had a minor heart attack and was admitted to hospital three days later, but died of a second massive heart attack as he was being taken into the ward. He had just finished giving some instructions to his parliamentary amanuensis. He died in the Sydney suburb of North Sydney, New South Wales. His wife, Mary, had died suddenly in 1970.