George Dankel

George Dankel (March 6, 1864 – May 31, 1926) was one of the first members of the Australian House of Representatives that was not of Anglo-Celtic origin. Being born in Germany, and the spread of World War I, it is understandable he chose to retire in the 1917 election. [ [http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/firstspeech.asp?id=TK6 Dr Andrew Southcott MP, Member for Boothby (SA) First Speech To Parliament - 6/5/1996] ] He was a member for the Division of Boothby in South Australia from May 31, 1913 until his defeat on March 26, 1917. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party, switching to the Nationalist Party of Australia in 1917. [ [http://www.aph.gov.au/library/handbook/historical/representatives/courtnay.forrest.htm Parliamentary Handbook: Historical Information on the Australia Parliament] ]

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