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Name	Arthur Lewis
Born	22 April, 1882 South Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	11 April, 1975 (aged 92) Templestowe, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Occupation or Descriptor *	farm labourer (1894-1905) Victoria, Australia carter (1905-1907) Victoria, Australia trade union official (1907-1929) Victoria, Australia labour politician (1929-1931) Federal, Australia Member of Lower House (1929-1931) Federal, Australia public servant (1935-1947) Victoria, Australia
Key Organisations *	Australian Natives' Association (Vic) (member) League of Nations Union (Vic) (member) Federated Carters & Drivers Industrial Union of Australia (Vic) (member, 1907) Federated Carters & Drivers Industrial Union of Australia (Vic) (organiser, 1912-1928) Transport Workers Union (Vic) (president, 1929)
Key Places *	St Vincent de Paul Orphanage (South Melbourne, Vic) (resident, 1888-1894)
Political Activism *	ALP (Vic) (member, 1903-1975) ALP (federal) (politician, 1929-1931)
Workplaces *	Dept of Transport (Vic) (public servant, ?-1947) Parliament of Australia (House Reps - member, 1929-1931)

* Dates are approximate

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