Richard Darcey
Appearance
Richard Darcey | |
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Senator for Tasmania | |
In office 1 July 1938 – 30 June 1944 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Launceston, Tasmania | 26 February 1870
Died | 26 July 1944 North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 74)
Political party | Labor |
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
- ^ "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.
- ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 24 November 2008.