Charles Lamp
Charles Adcock Lamp (3 September 1895 – 17 April 1972) was an Australian politician. Born in Hobart, Tasmania, he was educated at state schools in Queenstown before becoming an apprentice shipwright, blacksmith and railway worker. After serving in the military 1914–1918, he became Tasmanian Secretary of the Australian Railways Union, and Secretary of the Launceston Trades Hall Council and the Tasmanian Labor Party. In 1937 he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Tasmania. Defeated in 1949, he was later secretary of several unions. Lamp died in 1972.[1]
Charles Lamp | |
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| Senator for Tasmania | |
| In office 1 July 1938 – 30 June 1950 | |
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| Born | 3 September 1895 Hobart, Tasmania |
| Died | 17 April 1972 (aged 76) |
| Political party | Labor |
References
- Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
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