James Menzies (Australian politician) make him both dogmatic and intolerant; in a very modified sense, a "Barrett of Wimpole Street". His temper was quick. We, his sons, got know that "whom the Lord loveth, he chasteneth". We were not a little frightened of him. James Menzies (Australian politician) James Menzies (9 August 18621 November 1945) was an Australian businessman and politician who served in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1911 to 1920, representing the district of Lowan. Before entering politics, he ran the general store in Jeparit, Victoria. He was the father of Robert Menzies, the longest-serving Prime Minister of Australia. Menzies was born
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