Luke Clough, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Luke Clough

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 04-Jul-1878

Date of Death: 03-Dec-1956

Profession: politician

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Luke Clough

  • Luke James Clough (4 July 1878 – 3 December 1956) was an Australian politician. He was born at Pinegrove near Echuca to farmer Thomas Clough and Mary Howe.
  • He became a market gardener in Bendigo and then a bootmaker.
  • He was a founding member of the Bendigo East branch of the Labor Party and served as branch president; he was also on the state executive from 1911 to 1914.
  • In 1915 he won a by-election for the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Bendigo East, and served as a backbench Labor member until 1927, when his seat was abolished and he was defeated for preselection in the new seat of Bendigo.
  • Clough died in Bendigo in 1956.

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