Gordon Anderson (politician) explained

Gordon Anderson
Constituency Mp:Kingsford-Smith
Parliament:Australian
Predecessor:Division
Successor:Dan Curtin
Term Start:10 December 1949
Term End:4 November 1955
Birth Date:1897 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Barkly, Victoria
Party:Australian Labor Party (NSW Branch)
Occupation:Railway worker, unionist

Gordon Anderson (29 December 1897  - 23 May 1958) was an Australian politician. Born in Barkly, Victoria, he was educated at state schools in Sydney before becoming an employee of New South Wales Government Railways. He was an official in the Railways Salaried Officers' Union and in the Labor Party, and was elected to Waverley Municipal Council, serving four terms as the first Labor Mayor of the Council. In 1949 he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives for the Labor Party, representing the new seat of Kingsford-Smith. He held the seat until his retirement in 1955; he died in 1958.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carr . Adam . Australian Election Archive . Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive . 2008 . 2008-05-23 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081006075129/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia . 6 October 2008 . dmy-all .
  2. News: RANDWICK ELECTION . The Sydney Morning Herald . 33,054 . New South Wales, Australia . 3 December 1943 . 30 March 2019 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: MAYORS ELECTED BY COUNCILS . The Sun . 10,883 . New South Wales, Australia . 6 December 1944 . 30 March 2019 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: ELECTION OF MAYOR . The Sydney Morning Herald . 33,994 . New South Wales, Australia . 5 December 1946 . 30 March 2019 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: Four time mayor, now M.H.R. . The Daily Telegraph . XI . 4 . New South Wales, Australia . 11 December 1949 . 30 March 2019 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  6. News: FORMER FEDERAL MEMBER DIES . The Canberra Times . 32 . 9,489 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 26 May 1958 . 30 March 2019 . 3 . National Library of Australia.