Edward Grayndler
Edward Grayndler OBE | |
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| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
| In office 30 August 1921 – 22 April 1934 | |
| Appointed by | Sir Walter Davidson |
| In office 10 November 1936 – 12 March 1943 | |
| Preceded by | John Higgins |
| Succeeded by | Chris Dalton |
| General Secretary of the Australian Workers' Union | |
| In office 1912–1941 | |
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| Born | 12 October 1867 One Tree Hill, Colony of New South Wales |
| Died | 12 March 1943 (aged 75) Richmond, Victoria, Australia |
Edward Grayndler OBE (12 October 1867 – 12 March 1943) was a Labor Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1921 to 1934 and 1936 to 1943, the foundation member of the Amalgamated Shearers' Union of Australasia in 1886 and General Secretary of the Australian Workers' Union from 1912 to 1941. The federal electorate of Grayndler in Sydney's metropolitan inner-west is named after him.[1][2][3][4]
Grayndler is buried in the Catholic section of Melbourne General Cemetery. He was survived by wife Margaret.
Notes[]
- ^ Farrell, Frank (1981). "Grayndler, Edward (1867 - 1943)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 18 September 2007 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
- ^ "The Hon. Edward Grayndler (1867-1943)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "GRAYNDLER, Edward - The Order of the British Empire - Officer (Civil)". It's an Honour database. Australian Government. 19 October 1920. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
Services during the war
- ^ "Profile of the Electoral Division of Grayndler". Australian Electoral Division. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
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