Nationality Australian | Occupation Clerk Name Albert Blakey | |
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Born 9 November 1879
Balmoral, Victoria ( 1879-11-09 ) Died 4 July 1935(1935-07-04) (aged 55)
Mooroopna, Victoria | ||
Political party Australian Labor Party | ||
Albert Edward Howarth Blakey (9 November 1879 – 4 July 1935) was an Australian politician. Born in Balmoral, Victoria, he received a primary education before becoming a clerk, and an official with the Clerks' Union. Blakely also served as secretary of the Hamilton branch of the ALP and a member of the board of directors of the Australian Natives' Association. In 1906 he served as a member of the central executive of the Victorian ALP.
In 1910, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Victoria. He was defeated in 1917, and died in Mooroopna in 1935 after a long illness.
The Age called him a good platform speaker and referred to his genial personality.
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