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Electorates
- MLA Forrest 11 September 1908–13 November 1923 (resigned 2 March 1910, re-elected 11 July 1910, resigned 17 April 1913, re-elected 11 July 1913)
Office
- Secretary Parliamentary Labor Party 1917–1923
Historical Notes
- As MLA for Forrest only opposed once, 11 July 1910 (by-election)
Commonwealth
Electorates
- Contested Swan (House of Representatives) 12 December 1906
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Personal Information |
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24 April 1882 |
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Clare, South Australia, Australia |
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13 November 1923 |
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Minnivale, Western Australia |
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Minnivale Cemetery, Western Australia |
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To WA 1902 for two years |
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Son of Michael James, farmer, and Catherine Mary Kean |
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Unmarried |
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Catholic |
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Timber worker and miner |
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Worked on farm then joined public service at age of 15 years
Worked in sawmills in south-west of Western Australia
Held office in Amalgamated Workers' Association 1905–1906
From 1907 to 1913 goldmining at Laverton and Menzies
Trustee Survey Hands Union 1913
Member Timber Workers Union and Miners Union and represented latter at conference of Federated Miners’ Union |
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Battye I, p. 350–351.
D Black and G Bolton, eds, Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia: volume one 1870-1930, Parliamentary History Project, Perth, WA, 2001, p. 155.
West Australian, 14 September 1908, 14 November 1923. |
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