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Reg Bishop

1913 – 1999

Australian politician

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Lived 1913 – 1999 (aged 86). Reg Bishop was an Australian politician.

Reginald Bishop AO (4 February 1913 – 3 July 1999) was an Australian politician who served as a Senator for South Australia from 1962 to 1981. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), and held office in the Whitlam government as Minister for Repatriation (1972–1974) and Postmaster-General (1974–1975).

Early life Bishop was born in Adelaide and left school at fifteen and became a clerk in the South Australian Railways at the Islington Railway Workshops. He was an official of the Australian Railways Union from 1937 until 1956 and Secretary of the South Australian Trades and Labour Council from 1956 until 1962. He enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II and served from February 1943 until January 1946 in Darwin and Borneo.

Later life Bishop was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in January 1984. He was survived by a daughter and son, but his wife of more than sixty years, Connie predeceased him in 1997.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Positions held
Member of the Australian Senate
Awards
Officer of the Order of Australia
Also known as
Reginald Bishop

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Reg Bishop's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Reg Bishop?

Australian politician (1913–1999)

When was Reg Bishop born?

Reg Bishop was born on 4 February 1913 in Adelaide.

When did Reg Bishop die?

Reg Bishop died on 3 July 1999 in Daw Park.

What was Reg Bishop's occupation?

Reg Bishop was a politician.

What nationality was Reg Bishop?

Reg Bishop was Australian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Reg Bishop

· Wikidata: Q7307733

· DBpedia: Reg Bishop

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