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David Edward Dicker

David Edward Dicker

Surname:DICKER

Given Names:David Edward

Title and Honours:Mr

Qualifications:

Date and Place of Birth:21 April 1882 - Clarence, Tasmania

Date of Death:7 February 1967 - Gordon, Tasmania

 

 

House of Assembly:30 April 1909

Electorate:Franklin

Party: ALP

Positions Held:

Date of Departure:10 June 1922

Reason for Departure:Defeated.

Comments:

Charged with treason in 1917 after making anti-British statements; removed from Public Works Committee as a result (Public Works Committee Amendment Act 1917). Expelled from ALP in 1922 but later re-admitted.

House of Assembly Long Room Picture: 311

House of Assembly Long Room Picture Number indicates each Member's position in the photographic record.

Source: Parliament of Tasmania Members Biographical Database, Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.

Additional Reference Material:

A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics, 1890-1964 [by] Colin A. Hughes and B. D. Graham. Canberra, ANU Press, 1968. Biographical Register of the Tasmanian Parliament, 1851-1960 / Scott Bennett and Barbara Bennett. Canberra : ANU, 1980.