Horace Keyworth Nock

Born 26 October 1879 in Salisbury, South Australia

Died 2 August 1958 in Sydney
Farmer and company director
Married Marcia Nessie Clarke; two sons and a daughter
President of Farmers and Settlers’ Association of NSW 1928-1932
Temporary Chairman of Committees 1934-37
Country Party Whip 1937
Minister without portfolio in charge of External Territories 1940
Minister without portfolio assisting the Prime Minister 1940
Minister without portfolio assisting the Minister for the Interior 1940
Unsuccessful Senate candidate 1919
Described in the Australian Dictionary of Biography: “Grey-haired and keen-eyed, with wild eye-brows and bristling moustache above an old-fashioned stovepipe collar, Nock was widely known to farmers (the ‘Cockies’ Patron Saint’) and sought out on agricultural issues. A vigorous and persistent advocate for rural interests, always well-armed with figures, Nock was an effective watchdog over various tariffs.”