- Gordon Anderson (Australian politician)
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Gordon Anderson Member of the Australian Parliament
for Kingsford-SmithIn office
10 December 1949 – 4 November 1955Preceded by New seat Succeeded by Daniel Curtin Personal details Born 29 December 1897
Barkly, VictoriaDied 23 May 1958 (aged 60)Nationality Australian Political party Australian Labor Party Occupation Railway worker, unionist Gordon Anderson (29 December 1897 – 23 May 1958) was an Australian politician. Born in Barkly, Victoria, he was educated at state schools in Sydney before becoming an employee of New South Wales Railways. He was an official in the Railways Salaried Officers' Union and in the New South Wales Labor Party, and was elected to Waverley City Council. In 1949, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives for the Labor Party, representing the new seat of Kingsford-Smith. He held the seat until his retirement in 1955; he died in 1958.[1]
References
- ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
Parliament of Australia Preceded by
new seatMember for Kingsford-Smith
1949 – 1955Succeeded by
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