Charles Lamp

Charles Adcock Lamp (3 September 1895 17 April 1972) was an Australian politician. Born in Hobart, Tasmania, he was educated at state schools in Queenstown before becoming an apprentice shipwright, blacksmith and railway worker. After serving in the military 1914–1918, he became Tasmanian Secretary of the Australian Railways Union, and Secretary of the Launceston Trades Hall Council and the Tasmanian Labor Party. In 1937 he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Tasmania. Defeated in 1949, he was later secretary of several unions.[1][2]

Charles Lamp
Senator for Tasmania
In office
1 July 1938  30 June 1950
Personal details
Born(1895-09-03)3 September 1895
Hobart, Tasmania
Died17 April 1972(1972-04-17) (aged 76)
Political partyLabor

Lamp died in 1972 (aged 76).[1]

References

  1. Davis, Richard (2004). "LAMP, Charles Adcock (1895–1972)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  2. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 24 November 2008.


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