Albert Blakey
Albert Blakey | |
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Senator for Victoria | |
In office 1 July 1910 – 30 June 1917 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Balmoral, Victoria | 9 November 1879
Died | 4 July 1935 55) Mooroopna, Victoria | (aged
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Australian Labor Party |
Occupation | Clerk |
Albert Edward Howarth Blakey (9 November 1879 – 4 July 1935) was an Australian politician. Born in Balmoral, Victoria, he received a primary education before becoming a clerk, and an official with the Clerks' Union. Blakely also served as secretary of the Hamilton branch of the ALP and a member of the board of directors of the Australian Natives' Association.[1] In 1906 he served as a member of the central executive of the Victorian ALP.
In 1910, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Victoria. He was defeated in 1917,[2] and died in Mooroopna in 1935 after a long illness.[1]
The Age called him a good platform speaker and referred to his genial personality.[1]