Fred Beerworth

Fred Beerworth
Senator for South Australia
In office 28 September 1946 – 19 March 1951
Preceded by	Ted Mattner
Personal details
Born	(1886-05-06)6 May 1886 Quorn, South Australia
Died	17 May 1968(1968-05-17) (aged 82)
Political party	Labor

Frederick Hubert "Fred" 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. In 1946, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for South Australia. He retired in 1951. Beerworth died in 1968.^[1]

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