John Barrett (Australian politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian politician, born 1858
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Place of Birth: Carlton, Victoria, Australia
About John Barrett (Australian politician)
- John George Barrett (17 December 1858 – 19 May 1928) was an Australian politician, a senator in the federal Australian parliament. Born in Carlton, Barrett was educated there at St Mary's Anglican School before becoming apprenticed as a tinsmith.
- He was founder and President of the Tinsmith's Society, and also served as President of the Melbourne Trades Hall Council.
- In 1895, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the member for Carlton South, where he remained until 1897.
- In 1901, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator from Victoria, although he was also endorsed by the Protectionist Party.
- He was one of only three Labor members elected to the first Parliament from Victoria (the other two were members of the House of Representatives, Frank Tudor and James Ronald).
- He was defeated in 1903, but continued to be active in the union movement; he was also an active prohibitionist.
- Barrett died in 1928.
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