Albert Gardiner
Albert Gardiner | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Deputy Leader of the Labor Party | |
| In office 14 November 1916 – 30 June 1926 | |
| Leader | Frank Tudor Matthew Charlton |
| Preceded by | George Pearce |
| Succeeded by | James Scullin |
| Leader of the Opposition in the Senate | |
| In office 17 February 1917 – 30 June 1926 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Millen |
| Succeeded by | Ted Needham |
| Senator for New South Wales | |
| In office 1 July 1910 – 30 June 1926 | |
| Preceded by | John Neild |
| Succeeded by | Walter Massy-Greene |
| In office 5 June 1928 – 16 November 1928 | |
| Preceded by | John Grant |
| Succeeded by | John Dooley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 July 1867 Orange, New South Wales |
| Died | 14 August 1952 (aged 85) Bondi Junction, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Labor |
| Spouses | Ada Jewell (m. 1892–1897)Theresa Clayton (m. 1902) |
| Occupation | Goldminer |
Albert "Jupp" Gardiner (30 July 1867 – 14 August 1952) was an Australian politician who served as a Senator for New South Wales from 1910 to 1926 and again briefly in 1928. A member of the Labor Party, he served in cabinet as Vice-President of the Executive Council under Andrew Fisher and Billy Hughes, and from 1916 to 1926 was his party's Senate leader; he was its only senator from 1920 to 1922. Before entering federal politics he had served in the Parliament of New South Wales from 1891 to 1895 and from 1904 to 1907.
His first wife, Ada Jewell, was later a member of the New South Wales Labor Party's executive.
Early life
Gardiner was born in Orange, New South Wales, one of twelve children born to Charlotte (née Davis) and William Gardiner. His father was born in Tasmania and worked as a wheelwright; his mother was illiterate. Gardiner was educated at Flanagan's School in Orange until the age of 15, when he was apprenticed to a carpenter. He moved to Parkes in 1890 and began working at the Hazlehurst gold battery. He was nicknamed "Jupp" after the English cricketer Harry Jupp, who he was supposed to resemble.[1]
New South Wales politics
In 1891, Gardiner was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly with the support of the Labor Electoral League, the Labor Party's predecessor. He topped the poll in the seat of Forbes, although he refused to sign Labor's solidarity pledge in 1893. In 1894, with the abolition of Forbes, he was elected the member for Ashburnham, but was defeated in 1895. He stood unsuccessfully for Ashburnham in 1898 for the Free Trade Party and Orange in 1901 as an independent.[2] In 1897, he divorced his first wife Ada Evelyn Jewell, who he had married in 1892, and he married Theresa Alice Clayton in 1902. He was elected member for Orange in 1904, but lost the seat in 1907.[2][3]
His first wife was elected to the New South Wales Labor Party's executive in January 1906 with Kate Dwyer, Harriet Powell, the 1903 parliamentary candidate Selina Siggins, Mary Anne Grant, Edith Bethel and Maggie Hall.[4]
Federal politics
From 1910 to 1926, Gardiner was a Senator for New South Wales in
In 1922, Gardiner contested the leadership of the Labor Party against Matthew Charlton who defeated him by 22 votes to 2.[5]
He played rugby union as a forward and represented New South Wales against New Zealand and Queensland in 1897 and against England in 1899.[3]
Gardiner died at Bondi Junction, survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.[3]
References
- ^ Ann Millar (2000). "GARDINER, ALBERT (1867–1952)". Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate.
- ^ a b "Mr Albert Gardiner (1867-1952)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d
Lyons, Mark. "Gardiner, Albert (Jupp) (1867–1952)". OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ "Harriet Powell: Labor Organiser". Australian Society for the Study of Labour History. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- Museum of Australian Democracy. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
