Fred Beerworth | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Senator for South Australia | |
| In office 28 September 1946 – 19 March 1951 | |
| Preceded by | Ted Mattner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 May 1886 Quorn, South Australia |
| Died | 17 May 1968 (aged 82) Adelaide, South Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
| Spouses | Ellen Beatrice Bourke
(
m. 1917–1920)Nora Devitt Kenny (
m. 1925) |
| Relations | James Beerworth (brother) |
| Occupation | Engine driver |
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. [1]
References
- ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
External links
- "BEERWORTH, Frederick Hubert (1886–1968)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
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- Members of the Australian Senate for South Australia
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Fred Beerworth | |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Senator for South Australia | |
| In office 28 September 1946 – 19 March 1951 | |
| Preceded by | Ted Mattner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 May 1886 Quorn, South Australia |
| Died | 17 May 1968 (aged 82) Adelaide, South Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
| Spouses | Ellen Beatrice Bourke
(
m. 1917–1920)Nora Devitt Kenny (
m. 1925) |
| Relations | James Beerworth (brother) |
| Occupation | Engine driver |
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. [1]
References
- ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
External links
- "BEERWORTH, Frederick Hubert (1886–1968)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
|
| This article about an Australian Labor Party member of the Senate is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1886 births
- 1968 deaths
- Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia
- Members of the Australian Senate for South Australia
- Members of the Australian Senate
- Australian trade union leaders
- Australian people of German descent
- 20th-century Australian politicians
- Military personnel from South Australia
- Australian military personnel of World War I
- Australia Labor Party, Senator stubs