George Sangster (politician)

George Sangster (23 June 1845 – 8 April 1915) was a Scottish-born Australian politician.

He was born near Aberdeen, the son of mill manager Andrew Sangster. He left school at the age of nine and worked a variety of jobs until he became a naval fireman around 1867. In the early 1870s he was working in Australian waters and eventually he settled in Victoria. He was a founding member of the Seamen's Union and served as its president, and was also vice-president, secretary and president of the Trades Hall Council. In 1880 he married Sarah Gertrude Bourke, with whom he had four children. He was a member of Port Melbourne Council in 1893. In 1894 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Port Melbourne, representing the fledgling Labour Party. He served in the Assembly until his death in Paddington, New South Wales, in 1915.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Parliament of Victoria (2001). "Sangster, George". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
Phillip Salmon		 Member for Port Melbourne
1894–1915 		Succeeded by
Owen Sinclair
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