Preceded by Percy Coleman Died November 22, 1954 Nationality Australian Party Australian Labor Party | Name Joe Gander Succeeded by Charles Morgan Role Australian Politician Resigned September 21, 1940 | |
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Political party Labor (NSW) (1931–36)
Labor (1936–40)
Labor (N-C) (1940) Occupation Billiardmaker, public servant | ||
Joseph Herbert Gander (1888 – 22 November 1954) was an Australian politician. Born in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, he received a primary education before becoming a billiardmaker and public servant. He was involved in local politics in Sydney, being elected to Newtown Council. In 1931, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the member for Reid, a member of the Lang Labor party; he defeated Percy Coleman, the Labor member. When, in 1936, the Lang Labor members rejoined the Labor party, Gander was one of them. However, in 1940, the Labor Party split again, and Gander was among the members to join the Langite Australian Labor Party (Non-Communist). However, he was defeated in the election of that year by the federal Labor candidate, Charles Morgan, and retired from politics, returning to public service. Gander died in 1954.