Background
He was born in 1863, a son of Robert Stewart Tassie (ca1831 – 1 January 1905) of South Terrace, Adelaide. His father had emigrated from Scotland in 1854.
He was born in 1863, a son of Robert Stewart Tassie (ca1831 – 1 January 1905) of South Terrace, Adelaide. His father had emigrated from Scotland in 1854.
2 for three successive conservative parties: the Liberal Union, Liberal Federation and Liberal and Country League. He was Chief Secretary, Minister of Mines and Minister of Marine from 1927 to 1930 in the government of Richard Layton Butler. He served for three years with the Adelaide firm of West. & J. Storrie, then with Doctorate. M. Peek of Balaklava.
In 1895 he started with a firm of stockbrokers, then started on his own account in Gay"s Arcade in a business which became Tassie, McKee and Tassie.
He was for several years auditor for Broken Hill Proprietary, and a director of Office Equippers Limited. He was president of the Institute of Accountants of South Australia and the Australian National Federation.
He was a councillor with Glenelg Council for several years and mayor. He served as acting Premier on several occasions.
He was secretary and president of the Balaklava Institute.
He was a Rechabite. Ford Constance Tassie married A. East. Shepherd
Winnie Tassie married G G Abbott
second son Eric Harry Tassie (12 October 1887 – 21 July 1936) married Grace Helena Cranston on 14 November 1912. Malcolm McLean "Mac" Tassie (29 April 1902 – 9 February 1922).
He was a member of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1918 to 1938, representing Central District Number. He was elected a member of the Legislative Council for the Liberal Party in 1918, holding the seat until 1938, and was Chief Secretary and Minister for Mines from 1927 to 1930. He was a member of the Caledonian Society and their Secretary 1902–1905 and again in 1927.
He was a longstanding member of the Methodist church, and a member of the Methodist Federal Council.
