John Barrett
Australian politician
Born on: December 17, 1858Died on: May 19, 1928
Aged: 69 years 154 days (833 months)
Nationality: Australian
Birth Sign: Sagittarius
John George Barrett was an Australian trade unionist, politician and temperance activist. He was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly (1895–1897) and Senator for Victoria (1901–1903).
A tinsmith by profession, he served terms as president and secretary of the Melbourne Trades Hall Council and join the federal Australian Labor Party (ALP) upon its creation in 1901.
He was disendorsed prior to the 1903 federal election and made several further unsuccessful candidacies as an independent, advocating for prohibition of alcohol.
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