Eric James Ogilvie (9 October 1892 – 3 April 1962) was an Australian politician. He was born in
Hobart
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. In 1928 he was elected to the
Tasmanian House of Assembly
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The Assembly has 25 m ...
as a
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member for
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. He served until his resignation in 1940. Ogilvie died in Hobart in 1962.
He is the brother of former
Premier of Tasmania
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Albert Ogilvie
Albert George Ogilvie (10 March 1890 – 10 June 1939) was an Australian politician and Premier of Tasmania from 22 June 1934 until his death on 10 June 1939.
Ogilvie was the elder son of James Ogilvie. He was educated at St Patrick's Co ...
, and grandfather of House of Assembly member for
Division of Denison
The Division of Denison was an Australian electoral division in Tasmania, before being replaced by the Division of Clark as part of a 2016–17 redistribution.
History
The division was one of the five established when the former Division of ...
Madeleine Ogilvie
Madeleine Ruth Ogilvie (born 25 January 1969) is an Australian lawyer and politician. She is a Liberal Party member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly representing the Division of Clark and is the Minister for Small Business, Advanced Manufactur ...
.
References
1892 births
1962 deaths
Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
Politicians from Hobart
Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Tasmania
20th-century Australian politicians
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