Talk:Thomas White (Australian politician)

Parliamentary Career
The following 'He served as Minister for Trade and Customs in Joseph Lyons' United Australia Party government from 1933 to 1938, but resigned when he was excluded from Lyons' inner cabinet. He joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) shortly after the outbreak of the Second World War and saw service in Australia and the United Kingdom. Returning to parliament as a member of the newly formed Liberal Party in 1945 ...' may wrongly give the impression that he resigned his parliamentary seat in 1938 and returned to parliament in 1945. The main article clearly indicates that his parliamentary career was from 3 August 1929 – 21 June 1951. Anthony Staunton (talk) 09:05, 17 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Tks Anthony, I see your point. Would "Resuming his parliamentary career as a member of the newly formed Liberal Party in 1945..." avoid that impression or did you have something else in mind? Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 09:38, 17 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Perhaps something alsong these lines. 'He served as Minister for Trade and Customs in Joseph Lyons' United Australia Party government from 1933 to 1938 when he resigned as a minister having been excluded from Lyons' inner cabinet. He took leave from parliament after the outbreak of the Second World War and saw service with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in Australia and the United Kingdom. Resuming parliamentary duties shortly before the United Australia Party was folded into the newly formed Liberal Party in 1945, ... Anthony Staunton (talk) 09:05, 17 August 2019 (UTC)