About Bert Lacey
Lived 1900 – 1984 (aged 84). Bert Lacey was an Australian politician and trade unionist.
Robert Herbert "Bert" Lacey (12 January 1900 – 2 November 1984) was an Australian politician.
Life and career Born in Maryborough, Victoria, Lacey was educated at state schools and then at Wendouree Agricultural College in Ballarat. He became a construction worker, bush worker and miner, and served in the military in 1918. Having moved to Tasmania, he was an organiser of the state's Australian Workers' Union 1938–1946 and Secretary of the Tasmanian Labor Party 1947–1965.
In January 1959, he was elected in a countback as Labor member for Denison in the Tasmanian House of Assembly, replacing Alfred White who had been appointed Agent-General in London. The parliament was prorogued before Lacey took his seat in the chamber, and he was defeated at the state election in May that year.
In 1964, Lacey was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Tasmania. He held the seat until his defeat in 1970, effectively by independent Michael Townley.
Lacey died in 1984.
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Who was Bert Lacey?
politician from Tasmania, Australia (1900–1984)
When was Bert Lacey born?
Bert Lacey was born on 12 January 1900 in Maryborough.
When did Bert Lacey die?
Bert Lacey died on 2 November 1984 in Dynnyrne.
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Bert Lacey was a politician and trade unionist.
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Bert Lacey was Australian.
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