Johann Theodor Scherk (8 July 1836 – 10 August 1923), generally referred to as J. T. Scherk or Theodor Scherk, was an Australian politician who represented the
South Australian House of Assembly
The House of Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. The other is the Legislative Council. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Adelaide.
Overview
The House of Assembly was creat ...
multi-member seats of
East Adelaide from 1886 to 1902 and
Adelaide
Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...
from 1902 to 1905.
He was born in
Kiel
Kiel () is the capital and most populous city in the northern Germany, German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 246,243 (2021).
Kiel lies approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the southeast of the J ...
,
Holstein,
Denmark
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on 8 July 1836 and migrated to
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
in 1861.
He served for a time as president of the
Adelaide German Club
There have been a number of organisations known as the German Club in Adelaide, South Australia. The two most notable ones are:
*The Adelaide German Club (Deutsche Club or Deutscher Club in the German-language newspapers) was founded in 1854 and ...
.
References
External links
Theodor Johannes Scherk Australian Dictionary of Biography
1836 births
1923 deaths
Colony of South Australia people
Members of the South Australian House of Assembly
20th-century Australian politicians
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