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John Barrett (Australian politician)

John Barrett (Australian politician)

Australian politician

John George Barrett (17 December 1858 – 19 May 1928)[1][2] was an Australian politician, a senator in the federal Australian parliament.

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Born in Carlton, Barrett was educated there at St Mary's Anglican School before becoming apprenticed as a tinsmith. He was founder and President of the Tinsmith's Society, and also served as President of the Melbourne Trades Hall Council. In 1895, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the member for Carlton South,[1] where he remained until 1897. In 1901, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator from Victoria, although he was also endorsed by the Protectionist Party. He was one of only three Labor members elected to the first Parliament from Victoria (the other two were members of the House of Representatives, Frank Tudor and James Ronald). He was defeated in 1903,[3] but continued to be active in the union movement; he was also an active prohibitionist. Barrett died in 1928.[4]

References

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    "Barrett, John George". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
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    Kellaway, Carlotta. "Barrett, John George (1858–1928)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
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    Frank, Bongiorno. "BARRETT, John George (1858–1928) Senator for Victoria, 1901–03". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
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    Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2008.


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