Myles Aloysius Ferricks (12 November 1875 – 21 August 1932) was an Australia

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n politician. Born in Maryborough

Maryborough, Queensland

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, Queensland

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, he was educated there at Christian Brothers School before becoming a bush worker, teacher and journalist, and editor of the Bowen Independent. In 1909, he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly

Queensland Legislative Assembly

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 as the Labor

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 member for Bowen

Electoral district of Bowen

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, serving until 1911. In 1913 he was elected to the Australian Senate

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 as a Labor Senator for Queensland. He remained in the Senate until his defeat in 1919, taking effect in 1920. In 1920, he returned to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for South Brisbane

Electoral district of South Brisbane

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, serving until 1929. Ferricks died in 1932.