Alexander Galbraith
Labourer, railway worker, trade unionist, communist, timber worker
About Alexander Galbraith
Lived 1883 – 1959 (aged 76). Alexander Galbraith was a New Zealand trade unionist.
Alexander Galbraith (15 February 1883 – 7 October 1959) was a New Zealand labourer, railway worker, trade unionist, communist and timber worker. He was born on 15 February 1883.
In December 1918 Galbraith entered politics. He stood as the Labour Party candidate in the Palmerston by-election polling 1,914 votes, only 315 short of the successful candidate Jimmy Nash, the incumbent Mayor of Palmerston North.
He was to contest as a Communist candidate in the cancelled 1941 general election.
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Who was Alexander Galbraith?
Labourer, railway worker, trade unionist, communist, timber worker (1883–1959)
When was Alexander Galbraith born?
Alexander Galbraith was born on 15 February 1883.
When did Alexander Galbraith die?
Alexander Galbraith died on 7 October 1959.
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Alexander Galbraith was a trade unionist.
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Alexander Galbraith was New Zealand.
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