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Richard Darcey

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Richard Darcey
Senator for Tasmania
In office
1 July 1938 – 30 June 1944
Personal details
Born(1870-02-26)26 February 1870
Launceston, Tasmania
Died26 July 1944(1944-07-26) (aged 74)
North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyLabor

Richard John Darcey (26 February 1870 – 26 July 1944) was an Australian politician. Born in Launceston, Tasmania, he received a primary education before becoming an apprentice jeweller.[1] He eventually became a jeweller in Hobart, and rose to become President of the Retail Jewellers' Association. In 1937, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Tasmania. He held the seat until 1943, when he was defeated, having been demoted to fourth place on the ballot to make way for Tasmanian state minister Nick McKenna. Darcey died in 1944.[2]

References

  1. ^ "DARCEY, Richard John (1870–1944) Senator for Tasmania, 1938–44 (Australian Labor Party)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  2. ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 24 November 2008.