Leo Nott

Leo Mervyn Nott (27 October 1915 – 19 September 1992) was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1953 and 1968 and again between 1971 and 1973.

His brother, [Hon Roger Nott, CBE], was a member of the Legislative Assembly between 1941 and 1961 and a minister between 1954 and 1961.

He was educated to elementary level at Dunedoo Catholic School and initially worked as a shearer and farm hand before becoming a sheep and wheat farmer.

[6] He was the chairman of Labor's Country Conference between 1949 and 1952 but did not hold any other party, parliamentary or ministerial office.

He was persuaded to stand again, as the Labor candidate for the seat of Burrendong, which had replaced Mudgee, at the 1971 state election, defeating the sitting Country Party member, Roger Wotton.