Robert Hastie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert Hastie

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 27-Jul-1861

Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 09-Apr-1914

Profession: politician, trade unionist

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Robert "Bob" Hastie (27 July 1861 – 9 April 1914) was an Australian politician who was the first parliamentary leader of the Labour Party in Western Australia.
He was a member of the state's Legislative Assembly from 1901 to 1905. Hastie was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and spent time in New Zealand and Victoria before arriving in Western Australia in 1895 during the gold rush.
Prominent in the labour movement on the Eastern Goldfields, he entered parliament at the 1901 state election, and was elected party leader shortly after.
Hastie was replaced as leader by Henry Daglish in July 1904, who became premier the following month.
He served as a minister in Daglish's government, but was defeated for preselection at the early 1905 election.
Hastie eventually left the Labour Party, and unsuccessfully stood for the Commonwealth Liberal Party at the 1910 federal election.