Anthony James Joseph St Ledger (18 February 1859 – 17 April 1929) was an

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-born

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n politician. Born in

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, England, he migrated to Australia as a child and was educated at St Killan College in

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. He became a teacher with the Queensland Education Department, but studied law, eventually becoming a barrister. In 1906, he was elected to the

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as an

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Senator for Queensland, joining the

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when the Anti-Socialists were absorbed in 1909. His book "Australian Socialism: An Historical Sketch of its Origins and Developments" was published in 1909. He remained in the Senate until his defeat in 1913. Leaving politics, he moved to

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to continue his career in law. St Ledger died in 1929, aged 70.

References

1859 births 1929 deaths Free Trade Party members of the Parliament of Australia Commonwealth Liberal Party members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian Senate for Queensland Members of the Australian Senate 20th-century Australian politicians English emigrants to colonial Australia * ''A New Britannia: An Argument Concerning the Social Origins of Australian Radicalism and Nationalism'' (1970) Humphrey McQueen, Pelican Books Ltd. {{Australia-FreeTrade-politician-stub