Eric Ogilvie
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Eric James Ogilvie was an Australian politician. He was born in Hobart. In 1928 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly
as a Labor
member for Wilmot
. He served until his resignation in 1940. Ogilvie died in Hobart in 1962.
Tasmanian House of Assembly
The House of Assembly, or Lower House, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the Legislative Council or Upper House...
as a 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 Wilmot
Division of Lyons (state)
The Electoral Division of Lyons, Tasmania is one of the 5 electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly, the lower house. The division is named after Joseph Lyons, Prime Minister of Australia 1931–39, Premier of Tasmania from 1923–1928 and his wife Dame Enid Lyons, the first woman elected to the...
. He served until his resignation in 1940. Ogilvie died in Hobart in 1962.