Joseph Ignatius Langtry (2 September 1880 – 30 April 1951) was an Australia

Australia

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n politician. Born in Kyabram, Victoria

Kyabram, Victoria

Kyabram is located in the centre of a rich irrigation district in the Goulburn River Valley, 200 kilometres north of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Kyabram, the second largest town in the Shire of Campaspe. is situated between the towns of Echuca and Shepparton and is close to the Murray River...

, he received a primary education before becoming a teamster

Teamster

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. He moved to Barellan

Barellan, New South Wales

Barellan is a small village in Narrandera Shire in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. On Census night 2006, Barellan had a population of 366 people...

 in New South Wales

New South Wales

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 and became a wheatfarmer and publican. In 1940, he was the Labor

Australian Labor Party

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 candidate for the Australian House of Representatives

Australian House of Representatives

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 seat of Riverina

Division of Riverina

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; he was successful in this, defeating Country Party

National Party of Australia

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 member Horace Nock

Horace Nock

Horace Keyworth Nock was an Australian politician, farmer and company director. He was born at Salisbury, South Australia to Joseph Nock and his second wife Eliza, née Keyworth....

. He held the seat until 1949, when he was defeated by Country candidate Hugh Roberton

Hugh Roberton

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. Langtry died in 1951.