Mr George BOOTH (1891 - 1960)**

Date of Birth: 19/03/1891 Place of Birth: Bolton, England Date of Death: 31/07/1960 Place of Death: Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position Start End Period Notes Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 30 May 1925 31 Jul 1960 35yr(s) 2mth(s) 2day(s) Member for Newcastle 30 May 1925 7 Sep 1927 2yr(s) 3mth(s) 9day(s) 27th (1925 - 1927) Member for Kurri Kurri 8 Oct 1927 18 Sep 1930 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 11day(s) 28th (1927 - 1930) Member for Kurri Kurri 25 Oct 1930 18 May 1932 1yr(s) 6mth(s) 24day(s) 29th (1930 - 1932) Member for Kurri Kurri 11 Jun 1932 12 Apr 1935 2yr(s) 10mth(s) 2day(s) 30th (1932 - 1935) Member for Kurri Kurri 11 May 1935 24 Feb 1938 2yr(s) 9mth(s) 14day(s) 31st (1935 - 1938) Member for Kurri Kurri 4 Mar 1938 18 Apr 1941 3yr(s) 1mth(s) 15day(s) 32nd (1938 - 1941) Member for Kurri Kurri 22 Apr 1941 24 Apr 1944 3yr(s) 3day(s) 33rd (1941 - 1944) Member for Kurri Kurri 28 Apr 1944 29 Mar 1947 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 2day(s) 34th (1944 - 1947) Member for Kurri Kurri 3 May 1947 22 May 1950 3yr(s) 20day(s) 35th (1947 - 1950) Member for Kurri Kurri 17 Jun 1950 14 Jan 1953 2yr(s) 6mth(s) 29day(s) 36th (1950 - 1953) Member for Kurri Kurri 19 Jan 1953 6 Feb 1956 3yr(s) 19day(s) 37th (1953 - 1956) Member for Kurri Kurri 3 Mar 1956 16 Feb 1959 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 14day(s) 38th (1956 - 1959) Member for Kurri Kurri 21 Mar 1959 31 Jul 1960 1yr(s) 4mth(s) 11day(s) 39th (1950 - 1953) Chairman of Committees 28 May 1941 16 Feb 1959 17yr(s) 8mth(s) 20day(s) Acting Speaker 16 Jun 1955 29 Jun 1955 14day(s) Acting Speaker 10 Apr 1956 16 Feb 1959 2yr(s) 10mth(s) 7day(s) Acting Speaker 30 Nov 1956 6 Dec 1956 7day(s)

Political Party Activity

Australian Labor Party (ALP).

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Miner. Commenced work at age eleven in Lancashire cotton mill as a 'half timer'; attended classed by Phillip Snowden, became interested in the English labour movement; arrived in Australia in 1910, held various labouring jobs including railway construction in the Blue Mountains, also was a tram conductor; from 1912 was a miner on the Northern coalfields, first at Stanford Merthyr then at Pelaw Main; joined miners' union in 1912, member of committee which drew up seniority rules in 1916, chairman of Stanford Merthyr miners lodge in 1920, delegate to One Big Union conference; Miners federation delegate board; Chairman of co-operative Wholesale Society from 1925; foundation president of national Co-operative Insurance; president of the Kurri Kurri Hospital Board in 1946; Methodist lay preacher.

Personal

Son of George Booth, fitter, and Elizabeth Bell. Married Annie Elizabeth Bell in April 1913 at Kurri Kurri and had issue, 1 daughter and 1 son. Funeral was a cremation at Beresfield from Kurri Kurri Methodist church.

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