Person

Argyle, Stanley Seymour (1867 - 1940)

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Born
4 December 1867
Kyneton, Victoria, Australia
Died
23 November 1940
Toorak, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Physician, Politician and Radiologist

Summary

Stanley Argyle was one of Victoria's pioneer radiologists. His early career was as a general practitioner for 15 years in the Melbourne suburb of Kew. During this time he became interested in the application of X-rays and electricity for medical purposes. By 1908 Argyle had become a specialist in the field and was appointed skiagraphist at the Alfred Hospital. He was Director of Radiology at the Hospital from 1924 to 1929 while maintaining his private practice in radiology. Argyle's interest in public affairs led to his serving as Mayor of Kew from 1903 to 1905. He was elected to the Victorian parliament in 1920, and was Premier for three years and Minister for Health in three ministries. Among his achievements during this period was the was the reservation of the site close to the University of Melbourne on which the Royal Melbourne Hospital was later built. He had a life-long interest in improving the quality of milk, both in parliament and as founder and director of the Willsmere Certificated Milk Company. Argyle was President of the Victorian Branch of the British Medical Association in1925.

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Chronology

1890
Education - MB, University of Melbourne
1891
Education - ChB, University of Melbourne
1892
Education - Member, Royal College of Surgeons, United Kingdom
1893
Education - Licentiate, Royal College of Physicians, United Kingdom
1893
Life event - Studied bacteriology, King's College, London
1894 - c. 1907
Career position - General practitioner, Kew, Victoria
1898 - 1905
Career position - Member of City Council, Municipality of Kew, Victoria
1898 - 1920
Career position - Founder and director, Willsmere Certificated Milk Co.
1903 - 1905
Career position - Mayor, Municipality of Kew, Victoria
1908 - 1924
Career position - Medical electrician and skiagraphist (later radiologist), Alfred Hospital
c. 1908 - 1929
Career position - Specialist in X-ray work
1915 - 1917
Career position - Skiagraphist, Australian Imperial Force
October 1920 - November 1940
Career position - Member for Toorak, Legislative Assembly of the Parliament of Victoria
1923 - 1924
Career position - Vice-President, Victorian Branch, British Medical Association
1924 - 1927
Career position - Chief Secretary and Minister for Health, Parliament of Victoria
1924 - 1929
Career position - Director of Radiology, Alfred Hospital
1925
Career position - President, Victorian branch, British Medical Association
1929 - ?
Career position - Consulting radiologist
1930
Award - Knight Bachelor (Kt)
1931 - 1932
Career position - Leader of the Opposition, Parliament of Victoria
1932 - 1935
Career position - Premier of Victoria, Treasurer and Minister for Health, Parliament of Victoria
1935 - November 1940
Career position - Leader of the Opposition, Parliament of Victoria

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Archival resources

State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection

  • Stanley Seymour Argyle - Records, 1920 - 1940, MS 10736; State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

  • Browne, Geoff, 'Stanley Argyle: the incidental premier' in The Victorian premiers 1856 -2006, Strangio, Paul; and Costar, Brian, eds (Leichhardt, N.S.W: Federation Press, 2002), pp. 205-14. Details
  • Shaw, A. G. L., 'Argyle, Sir Stanley Seymour (1867 - 1940), premier and medical practitioner' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 7: 1891 - 1939 A-Ch, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Carlton, Vic.: Melbourne University Press, 1979), pp. 92-4. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/argyle-sir-stanley-seymour-5049. Details

Journal Articles

  • Macdonald, Colin F., 'Roentgen's discovery of the X-rays and the pioneer Melbourne radiologists', Victorian historical magazine, 36 (4) (1965), 136-53. Details

Resources

See also

  • Ryan, James, Sutton, Keith and Baigent, Malcolm eds, Australasian Radiology: a History (Sydney: McGraw-Hill, 1996), 542 pp. Details
  • Smith, James, ed., The Cyclopedia of Victoria: an historical and commercial review: descriptive and biographical, facts, figures and illustrations: an epitome of progress (Melbourne: Cyclopedia Co, 1903-1905), vol.1: 618 pp, vol.2: 563 pp, vol.3: 643 pp. 'Stanley Seymour Argyle' Vol.1 p.442. Details

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