Richard Darcey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian politician
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Place of Birth: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
About Richard Darcey
- Richard John Darcey (26 February 1870 – 26 July 1944) was an Australian politician.
- Born in Launceston, Tasmania, he received a primary education before becoming an apprentice jeweller.
- He eventually became a jeweller in Hobart, and rose to become President of the Retail Jewellers' Association.
- In 1937, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Tasmania.
- He held the seat until 1943, when he was defeated, having been demoted to fourth place on the ballot to make way for Tasmanian state minister Nick McKenna.
- Darcey died in 1944.
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