Life Summary - Alexander (Alec) Poynton - Labour Australia

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Poynton, Alexander (Alec) (1853–1935)

	Poynton, Alexander (Alec) (1853–1935)
Born	8 August, 1853 Castlemaine , Victoria , Australia
Died	9 January, 1935 (aged 81) Toorak Gardens, Adelaide , South Australia , Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Cultural Heritage	English Irish
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Occupation*	trade union official (1880-1887) Victoria, Australia trade union official (1887-1899) South Australia, Australia labour politician (1893-1901) South Australia, Australia Member of Lower House (1893-1901) South Australia, Australia labour politician (1901-1917) Federal, Australia Member of Lower House (1901-1922) Federal, Australia pro-conscriptionist (1916-1917) South Australia, Australia liberal/conservative politician (1917-1922) Federal, Australia
Awards	Officer of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1920)
Key Events*	King George V coronation (1911) (attended)
Key Organisations*	Amalgamated Shearers' Union of Australasia (SA) (organiser, 1887-1887) Australian Workers' Union (Port Augusta, SA) (organiser, 1887-1899)
Political Activism*	Australasian National League (SA) (Candidate, MP, 1901-1904) Australian Labor Party (SA) (MP, 1904-1916) pro-conscriptionist (politician, 1916-1917) Liberal Party (SA) (MP, 1917-1923)
Workplaces*	Parliament of South Australia (Leg. Assembly - member, 1893-1901) Parliament of Australia (House Reps - member, 1901-1922) Parliament of Australia (House Reps - Deputy Speaker, 1910-1913)

* Dates are approximate