John Clasby

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John Clasby

Member of the Australian Parliament for East Sydney
In office 19 December 1931 – 15 January 1932
Preceded by	Eddie Ward
Succeeded by	Eddie Ward
Personal details
Born	1891 Warragul, Victoria
Died	15 January 1932 (aged 40–41)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	United Australia Party
Occupation	Lecturer

John Joseph Clasby (1891 – 15 January 1932) was an Australian politician. Born in Warragul, Victoria, he was educated in Victoria before serving in World War I from 1914-17. He became a commercial traveller and lecturer on his return. In 1931, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the United Australia Party member for East Sydney, defeating the sitting MP, Eddie Ward of the Lang Labor party. Clasby died just a month later, before he took his seat in the House, and a by-election was held to replace him; Ward won.^[1]

References

↑ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2008-06-06.

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Eddie Ward	Member for East Sydney 1931 – 1932	Succeeded by Eddie Ward

Persondata
Name	Clasby, John Joseph
Alternative names
Short description	Australian politician
Date of birth	1891
Place of birth	Warragul, Victoria
Date of death	15 January 1932
Place of death

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