Albert Blakey
Australian politician
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| Intro | Australian politician | |
| Places | Australia | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 9 November 1879 | |
| Death | 4 July 1935Mooroopna (aged 55 years) |
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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.