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Albert Thompson (other)
Albert Thompson may refer to: *Albert Thompson (Australian politician) (1886–1973), Australian politician *Albert Thompson (Georgia politician) (1922–2004), American politician and jurist *Albert Meysey-Thompson (1848–1894), English footballer *Albert Thompson (footballer, born 1885) (1885–1956), English footballer *Albert Thompson (footballer, born 1912) (1912–?), Welsh footballer *Albert Thompson (sport shooter) (born 1952), Irish sports shooter *Albert C. Thompson (1842–1910), American judge *Albert G. Thompson (1928–2016), American educator and philanthropist See also *Al Thompson (other) *Bert Thompson (other) {{hndis, Thompson, Albert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Thompson (Australian Politician)
Albert Victor Thompson (14 November 1886 – 13 January 1966) was a member of the Australian House of Representatives and the South Australian House of Assembly. Born at Yatala (now Rosewater) near Port Adelaide, South Australia, Thompson was the sixth child of Joseph Thompson and Jane Ann Batey, both of Northumberland, England. Thompson married Millicent Maud Garnaut on 19 January 1909 and initially farmed near Keith in southeast South Australia before a drought in 1914 led to their return to Port Adelaide. In 1930 Thompson was elected President of the Carters and Drivers Union, (later the Transport Workers Union). His influence in the union movement led to his preselection as the Labor Party candidate for the safe Labor seat of Port Adelaide at the 1930 South Australian election. After the institution of single-member electorates in the South Australian House of Assembly in 1938, Thompson successfully transferred to Semaphore, serving there until 1946. He also served as pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |