Horrie Garrick
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Horrie Garrick | |
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Member of the Australian Parliament for Batman |
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In office 25 October 1969 – 10 November 1977 |
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Preceded by | Sam Benson |
Succeeded by | Brian Howe |
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Born | Melbourne, Victoria |
26 August 1918
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Australian Labor Party |
Occupation | Mechanical engineer |
Horace James "Horrie" Garrick (26 August 1918 – 6 April 1982) was an Australian politician. Born in Melbourne, he attended state schools and then Swinburne Technical College before becoming a mechanical engineer. Having sat on Collingwood City Council, he was Mayor from 1960 to 1961 and from 1968 to 1969. In 1969, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Batman, succeeding the retiring Labor turned independent MP Sam Benson. He held the seat until his retirement in 1977, having lost ALP preselection to Brian Howe during 1976.[1] Garrick died in 1982.[2]
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Parliament of Australia | ||
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Preceded by | Member for Batman 1969 – 1977 |
Succeeded by Brian Howe |
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