Albert Blakey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Albert Blakey

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 09-Nov-1879

Place of Birth: Balmoral, Victoria, Australia

Date of Death: 04-Jul-1935

Profession: politician, clerk, trade unionist

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

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.
In 1906 he served as a member of the central executive of the Victorian ALP. In 1910, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Victoria.
He was defeated in 1917, and died in Mooroopna in 1935 after a long illness.The Age called him a good platform speaker and referred to his genial personality.