Lionel Daniel Clay (1900 – 16 April 1965) was an Australian politician. Born in

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, he attended state schools before becoming a teacher and union organiser, rising to become Vice-President of the Textile Workers Union. In 1958, he was elected to the

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as the

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member for the

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seat of St George. He held the seat until his defeat in 1963. Clay died in 1965.

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Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian House of Representatives for St George Members of the Australian House of Representatives 1900 births 1965 deaths Trade unionists from Queensland Australian schoolteachers 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Labor-representative-stub