Fred Beerworth | |
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Senator for South Australia | |
In office 28 September 1946 – 19 March 1951 |
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Preceded by | Ted Mattner |
Personal details | |
Born |
Quorn, South Australia |
6 May 1886
Died | 17 May 1968 | (aged 82)
Political party | Labor |
Frederick Hubert "Fred" Beerworth (6 May 1886 – 17 May 1968) was an Australian politician. Born in Quorn, South Australia, he received a primary education before becoming a farmer at Carrieton. He was a railway worker and engine driver before serving in the military 1914-1918. After serving on West Torrens Shire Council he was president of the Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen 1940-1941. In 1946, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for South Australia. He retired in 1951. Beerworth died in 1968.