Martin Hannah
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Martin Hannah was an Australian politician.
Born in Whroo, Victoria
, to miner James Smith Hannah and Elizabeth Irving, both Scottish-born, he attended country schools before becoming an alluvial miner and timber worker at Murchison
. He then worked as a bricklayer in Melbourne
before the land crash sent him to Western Australia
, where he organised an unemployment conference. After returning to Victoria
he was the first president of the Political Labor Council. Around 1886 he married Elizabeth Ann May, with whom he had four children; later, around 1921, he remarried Jane Elizabeth Satchell. In 1902 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly
as the Labor
member for Railway Officers
; he resigned in 1906 but returned to the Assembly in 1908 as the member for Collingwood. In 1910 he was expelled from the Labor Party for being a member of the Commonwealth Protectionist League, but he was later readmitted and became a minister without portfolio in 1913. In 1920 he lost his endorsement and was expelled from the party after winning the seat as an Independent Labor
candidate. Hannah was defeated in 1921. He died at Parkville
in 1953.
Born in Whroo, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, to miner James Smith Hannah and Elizabeth Irving, both Scottish-born, he attended country schools before becoming an alluvial miner and timber worker at Murchison
Murchison, Victoria
Murchison is a small rural village located on the Goulburn River in Victoria, Australia. Murchison is located 167 kilometres from Melbourne and is just to the west of the Goulburn Valley Highway between Shepparton and Nagambie. The surrounding countryside contains orchards, vineyards and dairy...
. He then worked as a bricklayer in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
before the land crash sent him to Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, where he organised an unemployment conference. After returning to Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
he was the first president of the Political Labor Council. Around 1886 he married Elizabeth Ann May, with whom he had four children; later, around 1921, he remarried Jane Elizabeth Satchell. In 1902 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia. Together with the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house, it sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Melbourne.-History:...
as the Labor
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
member for Railway Officers
Electoral district for Railway Officers
The Electoral district of Railway Officers was an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.-Members of Railway Officers:-See also:*Parliaments of the Australian states and territories...
; he resigned in 1906 but returned to the Assembly in 1908 as the member for Collingwood. In 1910 he was expelled from the Labor Party for being a member of the Commonwealth Protectionist League, but he was later readmitted and became a minister without portfolio in 1913. In 1920 he lost his endorsement and was expelled from the party after winning the seat as an Independent Labor
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
candidate. Hannah was defeated in 1921. He died at Parkville
Parkville, Victoria
Parkville is an inner city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Melbourne. At the 2006 Census, the population was 4,980....
in 1953.