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Vince Gair. Vincent Clair Gair (25 February 1901 – 11 November 1980) [2] was an Australian politician. He served as Premier of Queensland from 1952 until 1957, when his stormy relations with the trade union movement saw him expelled from the Labor Party.
Vincent Clare (Clair) Gair (1901-1980), railway clerk and premier, was born on 25 February 1901 at Rockhampton, Queensland, eighth child of John Alexander Gair, a prison warder from Scotland, and his wife Catherine Mary, née Maguire (d.1950), a nurse from Ireland.
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Vincent Clair Gair. Premier of Queensland 1952-1957 and Ambassador to Ireland. Vince Gair was born in Rockhampton, the eight child of John Alexander Gair and Catherine Mary Gair.He was educated at Leichhardt State School and St Joseph's Christians Brothers.
An energetic participant in local politics, Gair directed several election campaigns, and was secretary and president of the South Brisbane branch of the Labor Party. On 14 July 1924 he married Florence Glynn at St Mary’s Catholic Church, South Brisbane. Florence died as the result of a fall in October 1929.
- Brian Stevenson
Aug 21, 2021 · …of Vincent Clair Gair it may well be said that he was a man who walked with Kings and lost the common touch. Legion Journal, May 1957. I have walked with kings and queens and never lost the common touch. Vince Gair, Age 6 December 1977. Christ enjoins us to love our enemies. Vincent Clair Gair belonged to the Old Testament.
Vincent Clair Gair (25 February 1901 – 11 November 1980) was an Australian politician. He served as Premier of Queensland from 1952 until 1957, when his stormy relations with the trade union movement saw him expelled from the Labor Party. He was elected to the Australian Senate and led the Democratic Labor Party from 1965 to 1973.
Parliamentary Labor split over the issue, with Gair and his supporters forming the Queensland Labor Party on a strongly anti-Communist platform. In 1964, as a candidate for the Democratic Labor Party, Gair was elected senator for Queensland, and also became the DLP's national leader.
