| 词条 | Arthur Blakeley |
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| honorific-prefix = The Honourable | name = Arthur Blakeley | honorific-suffix = | image = Arthur Blakeley.jpg | constituency_MP = Darling | parliament = Australian | majority = | predecessor = William Spence | successor = Joe Clark | term_start = 5 May 1917 | term_end = 15 September 1934 | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1886|7|3}} | birth_place = Gilberton, South Australia | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1972|6|27|1886|7|3}} | death_place = Glen Iris, Victoria | nationality = Australian | spouse = {{marriage|Ruby Pauline McCarroll|1914}} | party = Labor | relations = | children = | residence = | alma_mater = | occupation = Unionist | profession = | religion = | signature = | website = | footnotes = }} Arthur Blakeley (3 July 1886 – 27 June 1972) was an Australian politician who served in the House of Representatives from 1917 to 1934, representing the Labor Party. He was the party's deputy leader from 1928 to 1929 and served as Minister for Home Affairs in the Scullin Government (1929–1932). Early lifeBlakeley was born in Gilberton, South Australia, and was educated at North Broken Hill Convent School. He left school at 13 to work in the local mining camps. He then mainly worked in pastoral occupations and became secretary of the western branch the Australian Workers' Union and a member of the state executive of the Australian Labor Party from 1915 to 1917. He married Ruby Pauline McCarroll in 1914.[1] Political careerIn the 1917 election, Blakeley was elected as the member for Darling in the Australian House of Representatives after a sustained campaign against conscription. He was president of the Australian Workers' Union from 1919 to 1923. In April 1928, he was elected deputy leader of the parliamentary party, but lost it in 1929 to Ted Theodore. On the election of the Scullin government, Blakeley became Minister for Home and Territories until Labor's defeat at the 1931 election. This position was responsible for the development of Canberra and in 1930 he announced the establishment of a university college and in 1931, he abolished the Federal Capital Commission. His main interest in parliament were industrial affairs and public health. At the 1934 election, he was defeated by the Lang Labor candidate, Joe Clark.[1] Later lifeBlakeley moved to Melbourne and in 1935 he was appointed an inspector of the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration, which he worked for almost continuously until his retirement in 1952. His wife died in 1962, and he died in 1972 in the Melbourne suburb of Glen Iris, after a state funeral he was cremated. He was survived by two sons and two daughters.[1] Notes1. ^1 2 {{Australian Dictionary of Biography|last=Marshall |first=Norma |authorlink= |year=1979|id=A070327b|title= Blakeley, Arthur (1886–1972) |accessdate=2007-12-10 }} {{s-start}}{{s-off}}{{s-bef|before= Aubrey Abbott}}{{s-ttl|title= Minister for Home Affairs |years=1929–1932}}{{s-aft|after=Archdale Parkhill}}{{s-par|au}}{{s-bef|before=William Spence }}{{s-ttl | title=Member for Darling | years=1917–1934}}{{s-aft | after= Joe Clark }}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Blakeley, Arthur}} 7 : Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia|Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Darling|Members of the Australian House of Representatives|Members of the Cabinet of Australia|1886 births|1972 deaths|20th-century Australian politicians |
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