About Luke Clough
Lived 1878 – 1956 (aged 78). Luke Clough was an Australian politician.
Luke James Clough (4 July 1878 – 3 December 1956) was an Australian politician.
He was born at Pinegrove near Echuca to farmer Thomas Clough and Mary Howe. He became a market gardener in Bendigo and then a bootmaker. He was a founding member of the Bendigo East branch of the Labor Party and served as branch president; he was also on the state executive from 1911 to 1914. In 1915 he won a by-election for the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Bendigo East, and served as a backbench Labor member until 1927, when his seat was abolished and he was defeated for preselection in the new seat of Bendigo. Clough died in Bendigo on 3 December 1956.
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Who was Luke Clough?
Australian politician
When was Luke Clough born?
Luke Clough was born on 4 July 1878.
When did Luke Clough die?
Luke Clough died on 3 December 1956 in Bendigo.
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Luke Clough was a politician.
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Luke Clough was Australian.
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