George Tuckett (politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

George Tuckett (politician)

Date of Birth: 29-Oct-1873

Date of Death: 19-Nov-1963

Profession: politician

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About George Tuckett (politician)

  • George Joseph Tuckett (29 October 1873 – 19 November 1963) was an Australian politician. He was born at Burnt Creek near Dunolly to farmer James Henry Tuckett and Sarah Howard.
  • He became a farmer, and on 27 February 1901 married Margaret Ellen Tobin, with whom he had two children.
  • In around 1929 he moved from Yalca to Nathalia; he also served on the Victorian Wheat Commission and the Water Trust Association of Victoria, and from 1915 to 1946 was on Numurkah Shire Council with three separate terms as president.
  • In 1925 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council as a Country Party member for Northern Province.
  • He was Assistant Minister of Labour from 1935 to 1942 and Minister of Lands from 1942 to 1943; from 1943 to 1945 he was Assistant Minister of Public Works.
  • He was blind from around 1953.
  • Tuckett retired from politics in 1955, and died at Nathalia in 1963.

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