Joe Gander

Joe Gander
Member of the Australian Parliament for Reid
In office 19 December 1931 – 21 September 1940
Preceded by	Percy Coleman
Succeeded by	Charles Morgan
Personal details
Born	1888 Dubbo, New South Wales
Died	22 November 1954 (aged 65–66)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Labor (NSW) (1931–36) Labor (1936–40) Labor (N-C) (1940)
Occupation	Billiardmaker, public servant

Joseph Herbert "Joe" 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.