Thomas Lavelle

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Thomas James Lavelle (2 December 1887 – 24 May 1944) was an Australian politician. He was born in Liverpool, New South Wales, and received a primary education. He worked variously as a farmer, a canecutter and a railworker, before becoming an organiser of the Australian Workers' Union. In 1919, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Calare, defeating Nationalist MP Henry Pigott. He held the seat until 1922, when he was defeated by Nationalist Neville Howse. He subsequently became an insurance salesman and public servant.^[1] He died in 1944.

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Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Henry Pigott	Member for Calare 1919 – 1922	Succeeded by Neville Howse

Persondata
NAME	Lavelle, Thomas James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH	2 December 1857
PLACE OF BIRTH	Liverpool, New South Wales
DATE OF DEATH	24 May 1944
PLACE OF DEATH