Andrew McKissock, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian politician
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Place of Birth: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
About Andrew McKissock
- Andrew Nelson McKissock (6 December 1873 – 17 July 1919) was an Australian politician.
- Born in Ballaarat, Victoria, he received a primary education before becoming an apprentice printer.
- He was an official with the Typographical Association before becoming President of the Ballaarat Trades and Labour Council.
- He also served as President of the Victoria-Riverina Australian Workers' Union.
- In 1908, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Labor member for Ballaarat West.
- He remained in the Assembly until 1911.
- In 1914, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Victoria.
- He held the seat until his defeat in 1917, after which he became a Labor Party organiser.
- McKissock died in 1919, a victim of the 1918 flu pandemic.
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