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Ted Needham

Australian politician (1872–1956)

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Also known as Edward Needham

Born: September 30, 1872
Died: October 26, 1956
Birthplace: Ormskirk
Place of death: Subiaco
Citizenship: Australia
Occupation: politician
Positions held: member of the Australian Senate(1923–1929)
, member of the Australian Senate(1907–1920)
, Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly(1904–1905)
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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Edward Needham was an Australian politician. He was a long-serving member of the parliament for the Australian Labor Party (ALP) in both state and federal politics. He served as a Senator for Western Australia from 1907 to 1920 and 1923 to 1929, including as Leader of the Opposition in the Senate from 1926 to 1929. He was also a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1904 to 1905 and from 1933 to 1953. He worked various jobs as a manual labourer prior to entering politics and was active in the labour movement.

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Sex or gender: male
Given name: Ted
Member of political party: Australian Labor Party
Writing language: English
Family name: Needham

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