Bob Poke | |
Senator for Tasmania | |
Term Start: | 1 July 1956 |
Term End: | 11 April 1974 |
Predecessor: | Allan Guy |
Birthname: | Albert George Poke |
Birth Date: | 1906 2, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Somerset, Tasmania, Australia |
Death Place: | Lenah Valley, Tasmania, Australia |
Nationality: | Australian |
Party: | Labor |
Occupation: | Engine driver, timber worker |
Albert George "Bob" Poke (16 February 1906 - 4 January 1989) was an Australian politician. Born in Somerset, Tasmania, he was educated at state schools before becoming an engine driver and timber worker. He was also Secretary of the Timberworkers' Union. In 1955, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Tasmania. He held the seat until his retirement in 1974.[1] [2]
Poke died in 1989, aged 82.