Frederick Joseph "Fred" Page (14 August 1858 – 18 February 1929) was an Australian politician. He was born in

Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, ...

to tanner Seth Richard Page and Sarah Hearne. He left school early to become a tanner's apprentice, working in Granville before taking over a

Botany Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek w ...

tannery in 1887. He married Elizabeth Priscilla Barratt in 1880; they had three children. Page was a

alderman from 1898 to 1903 and from 1924 to 1928, serving as mayor in 1902 and 1928. In 1907 he was elected to the

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as the

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member for

. He opposed the 1913 referendum and was refused endorsement, but was re-elected anyway as an Independent Labor member. He lost his seat in 1917. He died at Botany in 1929. On his death, Botany council renamed the suburb of

Pagewood Pagewood is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 8 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district. It is part of the Bayside Council. Pagewood has a mixture of residential and industrial areas. H ...

in his honour.

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1858 births 1929 deaths Australian Labor Party mayors Independent members of the Parliament of New South Wales Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales Mayors of Botany and Botany Bay {{Australia-Labor-NewSouthWales-MP-stub