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RE-MEMBER (FORMER MEMBERS)
William James Beckett
- Born
- 10 June 1870 (Prahran, Victoria)
- Died
- 07 May 1965
- Parents
- Samuel, cab proprietor, b. Ireland, and Margaret Cameron, b. Scotland
- Marriage
- 22 Feb 1893 Alice Maud Street; 1s. 1d.
- Occupation
- Furniture dealer
- Education
- State and private schools.
- Career
- Second-hand furniture dealer with brother Henry at Fitzroy; from c1930 lived St Kilda; member St Kilda Foreshore committee; CBE 1953; owner-breeder of racehorses and trotters; chairman Vic. Trotting and Racing Association 30 years; president Ascot (later Melbourne) Racing Club; trustee Victoria Amateur Turf Club 19 years; Freemason. Fitzroy city councillor 1914-1932, mayor 1921-1922, 1925-1926
- Party
- Australian Labor Party
- Party Note
- Legislative Council leader 1937-1943, unofficial Legislative Council leader from 1943. Associated with John Wren.
| House | Electorate | Start | End | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legislative Council | Melbourne North | September 1914 | May 1931 | Defeated | |
| Legislative Council | Melbourne East | June 1934 | June 1940 | ||
| Legislative Council | Melbourne | June 1940 | June 1952 |
*The Start date for Members elected after 1900 is the date they were elected. The start date for pre-1900 Members is the date they were sworn in.
- Inaugural Speech
- Appointments
- Minister without Portfolio July 1924-Nov 1924, Minister of Forests and of Public Health May 1927-Nov 1928, Dec 1929-June 1931.
- References
- Australian Dictionary of Biography, 7
- Initial Data Source
- Browne, G, 'Biographical Register of the Victorian Parliament 1900-84', 1985
Last updated: 16th May 2016