Fred Beerworth, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Fred Beerworth

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 06-May-1886

Place of Birth: Quorn, South Australia, Australia

Date of Death: 17-May-1968

Profession: politician, railroad engineer, trade unionist

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Frederick Hubert Beerworth (6 May 1886 – 17 May 1968) was an Australian politician.
Born in Quorn, South Australia, he received a primary education before becoming a farmer at Carrieton.
He was a railway worker and engine driver before serving in the military 1914–1918.
After serving on West Torrens Shire Council he was president of the Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen 1940–1941.
His brother, James Beerworth, was a state parliamentarian in South Australia from 1933 to 1947. In 1946, Beerworth was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for South Australia.
He was due to begin his term on 1 July 1947, but joined the Senate in September 1946 to fill the remainder of the casual vacancy term of Ted Mattner, who was defeated at the 1946 election.
Beerworth retired in 1951, and died in 1968.