Edwin Kerby

Edwin Kerby

Edwin Thomas John Kerby (12 April 1885 – 5 July 1971) was an Australian politician. Born in Ballarat, Victoria, he attended Granville College before becoming a mining engineer and electrical contractor. He served in World War I from 1914 to 1919. In 1919, he was selected as the Nationalist candidate for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Ballaarat, and famously defeated sitting Labor MP Charles McGrath by one vote, the closest result ever recorded for the House of Representatives. McGrath successfully challenged Kerby's election in the courts, and a by-election was held in 1920 and won by McGrath. Kerby became a businessman, focusing mainly on aviation, and became prominent among ex-servicemen's causes; he held the leadership of the RSL. He died in 1971.cite web|last=Carr|first=Adam|title=Australian Election Archive|work=Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive|url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia|year=2008|accessdate=2008-06-08]

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NAME = Kerby, Edwin Thomas John
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH = 12 April 1885
PLACE OF BIRTH = Sydney, New South Wales
DATE OF DEATH = 5 July 1971
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