Stewart, Alan Gibson, 1938 –

Alan Gibson Stewart was the first ALP Member for Manly, 1978-1984. Born and raised in Manly, N.S.W., he left St Aloysius College, North Sydney, at the age of 15 to become a jackeroo and later manage his own grazing property. He studied agriculture and biology, and was a field officer with the N.S.W. Agriculture Department when entered State Parliament. His account of being a Member of Parliament, Hard Row to Hoe, was published by New South Wales University Press, ca. 1988. He is currently writing an account of the adventures of three Australian officers including his father, Robert Joseph Stewart, as members of Dunsterforce in Persia in 1918.