Summary
Robert Howe (1861 – 2 April 1915) was an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1910 until his death in office in 1915.
Robert Howe | |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Dalley | |
| In office 13 April 1910 – 2 April 1915 | |
| Preceded by | William Wilks |
| Succeeded by | William Mahony |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1861 Newcastle, England |
| Died | 2 April 1915 (aged 53–54) Balmain, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | English Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Occupation | Unionist |
Howe was born in Newcastle in England, where he received a primary education. He migrated to Australia in 1882 and became a patternmaker and engineer, working for many years at the Cockatoo Island Dockyard. He was Sydney district secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, and represented the union before the Industrial Court in an early award inquiry.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
He was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Dalley at the 1910 election, defeating the sitting MP, William Wilks. He was re-elected at the 1913 election after fending off a challenge to his Labor preselection from Thomas Storey, but had a nervous breakdown after the election and missed the first session of that term of parliament. He recovered for some time, but became ill again in late 1914, and died at his Balmain house in April 1915.[7][8][9][10][11]
References edit
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- ^ "OBITUARY". Kalgoorlie Miner. Vol. 21, no. 5069. Western Australia. 3 April 1915. p. 5. Retrieved 4 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "DALLEY.—MR. ROBERT HOWE.[?]". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 22, 542. 14 April 1910. p. 10. Retrieved 4 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "N.S.W. TRADE UNION CONGRESS". The Worker. Vol. 18, no. 15. New South Wales. 15 April 1909. p. 29. Retrieved 4 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS". The Argus. No. 19, 984. Melbourne. 9 August 1910. p. 4. Retrieved 4 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "ANOTHER LABORITE GONE". The Australian Worker. Vol. 24, no. 14. New South Wales. 8 April 1915. p. 8. Retrieved 4 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Federal Member for Dalley". The Dungog Chronicle: Durham and Gloucester Advertiser. New South Wales. 6 April 1915. p. 2. Retrieved 4 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "DALLEY ELECTION". The Sun. No. 942. Sydney. 3 July 1913. p. 10 (FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 4 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "ELECTION FIGURES". Riverine Herald. No. 11, 312. New South Wales. 12 May 1910. p. 4. Retrieved 4 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "DALLEY LABOUR BALLOT". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 23, 657. 5 November 1913. p. 15. Retrieved 4 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "CHAOTIC LABOR LEAGUE". The Sun. No. 1040 (FINAL SPORTING ed.). Sydney. 25 October 1913. p. 9. Retrieved 4 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.