- George Dankel
George Dankel (March 6, 1864 – May 31, 1926) was one of the first members of the
Australian House of Representatives that was not ofAnglo-Celtic origin. Being born in Germany, and the spread ofWorld War I , it is understandable he chose to retire in the 1917 election. [ [http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/firstspeech.asp?id=TK6 Dr Andrew Southcott MP, Member for Boothby (SA) First Speech To Parliament - 6/5/1996] ] He was a member for theDivision of Boothby inSouth Australia from May 31, 1913 until his defeat on March 26, 1917. He was a member of theAustralian Labor Party , switching to theNationalist Party of Australia in 1917. [ [http://www.aph.gov.au/library/handbook/historical/representatives/courtnay.forrest.htm Parliamentary Handbook: Historical Information on the Australia Parliament] ]References
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