Hubert Lawrence Anthony

The Honourable Larry Anthony
Minister for Civil Aviation
In office 11 May 1951 – 9 July 1954
Prime Minister	Robert Menzies
Preceded by	Thomas White
Succeeded by	Athol Townley
Postmaster-General of Australia
In office 19 December 1949 – 11 January 1956
Prime Minister	Robert Menzies
Preceded by	Don Cameron
Succeeded by	Charles Davidson
Minister for Transport
In office 26 June 1941 – 7 October 1941
Prime Minister	Robert Menzies Arthur Fadden
Preceded by	Position re-established
Succeeded by	George Lawson
Member of the Australian Parliament for Richmond
In office 23 October 1937 – 12 July 1957
Preceded by	Roland Green
Succeeded by	Doug Anthony
Personal details
Born	(1897-03-12)12 March 1897 Warren, New South Wales Colony, British Empire
Died	12 July 1957(1957-07-12) (aged 60) Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Country
Relations	Doug Larry
Relatives	Anthony family
Occupation	Farmer Soldier Politician
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Branch/service	Australian Army
Years of service	1914–1916
Rank	Sapper
Unit	First Australian Imperial Force
Commands	2nd Signal Troop (Engineers)
Battles/wars	World War I  • Gallipoli campaign
Service number	521
Active duty	25 July – 10 August 1915
Discharge reason	Medically unfit
Awards	1914–15 Star British War Medal Victory Medal

Hubert Lawrence "Larry" Anthony (12 March 1897 – 12 July 1957) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Country Party and held ministerial office in the governments of Arthur Fadden and Robert Menzies, serving as Minister for Transport (1941), Postmaster-General (1949–1956), and Minister for Civil Aviation (1951–1954). A soldier and banana-grower before entering politics, he represented the New South Wales seat of Richmond from 1937 to 1957, which was later held by his son Doug Anthony and grandson Larry Anthony.