James Philip TooheyAM (11 July 1909 – 18 August 1992) was an Australian politician. Born in Adelaide, South Australia, he was educated at state schools before becoming a car worker. After serving as assistant secretary of the Vehicle Builders' Employees Union, he was secretary of the South Australian Labor Party 1947–1955, and a member of its Federal Executive 1948–1959. He also sat on West Torrens Council. In 1953, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for South Australia. He held the seat until his retirement in 1970.[1][2]
toohey, politician, james, philip, toohey, july, 1909, august, 1992, australian, politician, born, adelaide, south, australia, educated, state, schools, before, becoming, worker, after, serving, assistant, secretary, vehicle, builders, employees, union, secret. James Philip Toohey AM 11 July 1909 18 August 1992 was an Australian politician Born in Adelaide South Australia he was educated at state schools before becoming a car worker After serving as assistant secretary of the Vehicle Builders Employees Union he was secretary of the South Australian Labor Party 1947 1955 and a member of its Federal Executive 1948 1959 He also sat on West Torrens Council In 1953 he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for South Australia He held the seat until his retirement in 1970 1 2 Jim TooheyAMSenator for South AustraliaIn office 1 July 1953 30 June 1971Personal detailsBorn 1909 07 11 11 July 1909Rose Park South AustraliaDied18 August 1992 1992 08 18 aged 83 Henley Beach South AustraliaPolitical partyLaborToohey died in 1992 aged 83 References edit Saunders Malcolm 2010 TOOHEY James Philip 1909 1992 The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate Retrieved 22 January 2023 Carr Adam 2008 Australian Election Archive Psephos Adam Carr s Election Archive Archived from the original on 17 July 2007 Retrieved 23 November 2008 nbsp This article about an Australian Labor Party member of the Senate is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jim Toohey politician amp oldid 1135174084, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
