Joseph Cooke
Politician
1904 – 1981
Who was Joseph Cooke?
Joseph Alfred "Joe" Cooke was an Australian politician. Born in Western Australia, he was educated at state schools before becoming a railways officer, rising to become President of the Railway Officers' Union. In 1946, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Western Australia. Defeated in 1951, he was re-appointed in 1952 after the death of Labor Senator Richard Nash. He held the seat until his defeat in 1964, when he was demoted to third place on the ballot paper to make way for Western Australian Labor Party Vice-President John Wheeldon. Cooke died in 1981.
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- Born
- Mar 28, 1904
Western Australia - Also known as
- Joseph Alfred Cooke
- Nationality
- Australia
- Died
- Apr 14, 1981
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on July 23, 2013
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