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Albert Blakey

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Albert Blakey
Senator for Victoria
In office
1 July 1910 – 30 June 1917
Personal details
Born(1879-11-09)9 November 1879
Balmoral, Victoria
Died4 July 1935(1935-07-04) (aged 55)
Mooroopna, Victoria
NationalityAustralian
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
OccupationClerk

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.[1] In 1906 he served as a member of the central executive of the Victorian ALP.[2]

In 1910, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Victoria. He was defeated in 1917,[3] and died in Mooroopna in 1935 after a long illness.[1]

The Age called him a good platform speaker and referred to his genial personality.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Ex-Senator A. Blakey". The Age. 5 July 1935. p. 11. Retrieved 30 November 2022 – via Trove.
  2. ^ Jones, Paul. "BLAKEY, Albert Edward Howarth (1879–1935)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  3. ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2008.