Albert Blakey
Australian politician
Died on: July 4, 1935, Aged: 55 years 237 days (667 months)Nationality: Australians
Birth Sign: Scorpio
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.
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, and died in Mooroopna in 1935 after a long illness. The Age called him a good platform speaker and referred to his genial personality.
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