George Booth (Australian politician)
- George Booth (Australian politician)
George Booth (19 March 1891–31 July 1960) was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.
Booth was born in Bolton, England. He worked part time as a coal miner at eleven and attended classes by Philip Snowden and became interested in the Labour Movement. In 1910, he migrated to Australia and worked on railway construction in the Blue Mountains. From 1912, he worked as a coal miner at Stanford Merthyr and Pelaw Main. In 1913, he married Annie Elizabeth Bell and had one son and one daughter.
Booth was elected for the Australian Labor Party as a member for Newcastle in 1925, during the period of proportional representation, and Kurri Kurri from 1927 to 1960. His son, Ken Booth succeeded him as member for Kurri Kurri.
Booth died at Wallsend, New South Wales.[cite web]
title =Mr George Booth (1891 - 1960
work =Members of Parliament
publisher =Parliament of New South Wales
url =http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/1fb6ebed995667c2ca256ea100825164/f2a46a6adeec5afeca256e20001de2be!OpenDocument
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NAME=Booth, George
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH=19 March 1891
PLACE OF BIRTH=Bolton, England
DATE OF DEATH=31 July 1960
PLACE OF DEATH=Wallsend, New South Wales
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