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Name	Charles Leonard Davis
Born	14 February, 1884 Kilkenny, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died	27 January, 1959 (aged 74) Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Education *	Port Pirie State School (SA) (student, 1889-1899)
Occupation or Descriptor *	labourer (1924-1943) South Australia, Australia trade union official (1924-1954) South Australia, Australia labour politician (1946-1959) South Australia, Australia Member of Lower House (1946-1959) South Australia, Australia local government councillor (1949-1957) South Australia, Australia local government head (1949-1957) South Australia, Australia
Key Organisations *	Australian Workers' Union (SA) (member, 1924-1954) Australian Workers' Union (SA) (president, 1943-1954)
Political Activism *	ALP (SA) (member, ?-1959) ALP (SA) (politician, 1946-1959)
Workplaces *	Parliament of South Australia (Leg. Assembly - member, 1946-1959) Port Pirie Council (SA) (mayor, 1949-1957)

* Dates are approximate

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