| 词条 | George Booth (politician) |
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George Booth (19 March 1891 – 31 July 1960) was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. Booth was born in Bolton, England. He worked part-time as a coal miner at eleven and attended classes by Philip Snowden and became interested in the Labour Movement. In 1910, he migrated to Australia and worked on railway construction in the Blue Mountains. From 1912, he worked as a coal miner at Stanford Merthyr and Pelaw Main. In 1913, he married Annie Elizabeth Bell and had one son and one daughter. Booth was elected for the Labor Party as a member for Newcastle in 1925, during the period of proportional representation, and Kurri Kurri from 1927 to 1960. He was the Chairman of Committees (effectively deputy Speaker) from 1941 till 1959. His son, Ken Booth succeeded him as member for Kurri Kurri. Booth died at Wallsend, New South Wales.[1] George Booth Drive, on the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway in Newcastle, New South Wales is named in Booth's honour. References1. ^{{cite web|title=Mr George Booth (1891–1960 |work=Members of Parliament |publisher=Parliament of New South Wales |url=http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/1fb6ebed995667c2ca256ea100825164/f2a46a6adeec5afeca256e20001de2be |accessdate=28 February 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604124817/http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/1fb6ebed995667c2ca256ea100825164/f2a46a6adeec5afeca256e20001de2be |archivedate=4 June 2011 |df=dmy }} {{s-start}}{{s-par|au-nsw}}{{succession box | title=Member for Newcastle | before=Magnus Cromarty | after=Peter Connolly | years=1925–1927 | alongside=Baddeley, Connell, Murray, Skelton}}{{succession box | title=Member for Kurri Kurri | before=New seat | after=Ken Booth | years=1927–1960}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Booth, George}} 6 : Australian people of English descent|1891 births|1960 deaths|Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly|Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales|20th-century Australian politicians |
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