Horrie Garrick, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Horrie Garrick

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 26-Aug-1918

Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Date of Death: 06-Apr-1982

Profession: politician, mechanical engineer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Horace James "Horrie" Garrick (26 August 1918 – 6 April 1982) was an Australian politician.
Born in Melbourne, he attended state schools and then Swinburne Technical College before becoming a mechanical engineer.
Having sat on Collingwood City Council, he was Mayor from 1960 to 1961 and from 1968 to 1969.
In 1969, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Batman, succeeding the retiring Labor turned independent MP Sam Benson.
He held the seat until his retirement in 1977, having lost ALP preselection to Brian Howe during 1976.
Garrick died in 1982.