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Edgar Oates

1889 – 1951

Australian politician

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About Edgar Oates

Lived 1889 – 1951 (aged 61). Edgar Oates was an Australian and British stevedore and politician.

Edgar Alfred "Oscar" Oates (1 November 1889 – 2 September 1951 (His parliamentary biography gives his date of birth as 1 November 1889, which would make his age at death as , while his death notice gives his age as 63, He was also president of the SA Public Schools Committees' Association and president of the state executive of the Working Men's Association.)

During his term of office he made three attempts to introduce a State lottery, and was about to make a fourth on the week he died. He also made considerable attempts to have a new hospital built in the Port Adelaide area. He was a member of the Parliamentary Land Settlement Committee, and Libraries and Printing Committees.

He died suddenly at his Rosewater home in 1951 while still in office; he had been scheduled to be the main speaker at a Labor rally later that day.

He was married to Ada Grace; they had a son, Alfred J. G. Oates of Rosewater and a daughter Joan, Mrs. A McDonald of Rosewater Gardens. They lived at 38 Junction road. Rosewater.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Stevedore, politician
Positions held
Member of the South Australian Legislative Council
Also known as
Edgar Alfred Oates, Oscar Oates

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Edgar Oates's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Edgar Oates?

Australian politician (1889-1951)

When was Edgar Oates born?

Edgar Oates was born on 1 November 1889.

When did Edgar Oates die?

Edgar Oates died on 2 September 1951.

What was Edgar Oates's occupation?

Edgar Oates was a stevedore and politician.

What nationality was Edgar Oates?

Edgar Oates was Australian and British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Edgar Oates

· Wikidata: Q18716011

· DBpedia: Oscar Oates

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