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Name	Henry Elisha Beard
Born	20 January, 1866 Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	18 December, 1910 (aged 44) Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	urinary tract infection
Religious Influence	Anglican Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Occupation or Descriptor *	bricklayer (1896-1900) Victoria, Australia trade union official (1898-1904) Victoria, Australia labour politician (1904-1907) Victoria, Australia Member of Lower House (1904-1907) Victoria, Australia railways employee (1907-1910) Victoria, Australia labour politician (1910-1910) Federal, Australia Member of Lower House (1910-1910) Federal, Australia
Key Organisations *	Victorian Operative Bricklayers' Society (president, ?-1910) Victorian Operative Bricklayers' Society (member, 1889-1910) Victorian Trades Hall Council (delegate, 1898)
Political Activism *	ALP (Vic) (member, 1891-1910)
Workplaces *	Parliament of Victoria (Leg. Assembly - member, 1904-1907) Dept of Railways (Vic) (employee, 1907-1910) Parliament of Australia (House Reps - member, 1910-1910)

* Dates are approximate

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