Date of Birth: 02/05/1894
Place of Birth: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 30/01/1949
Place of Death: Concord, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Member for Concord |
03 May 1947 |
30 Jan 1949 |
1 year 8 months 28 days |
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| Member for Concord |
27 May 1944 |
29 Mar 1947 |
2 years 10 months 3 days |
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| Member for Concord |
10 May 1941 |
24 Apr 1944 |
2 years 11 months 15 days |
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| Member for Glebe |
26 Mar 1938 |
18 Apr 1941 |
3 years 24 days |
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| Member for Glebe |
11 May 1935 |
24 Feb 1938 |
2 years 9 months 14 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
11 May 1935 |
30 Jan 1949 |
13 years 8 months 20 days |
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Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP). Whip from 1941 until 1947
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Railway worker. Worked in railways, boilermaker's assistant at Eveleigh workshops from 1915 until 1935; organiser for Railway Workers' Union
Military Service
Served in the Australian Infantry Forces from 1916 until 1919, 1st Machinegun Battalion, Private; member of 21st Machine Gun Company Association, active in the Returned Soldiers movement
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Alderman at Glebe from 1929 until 1935
Personal
Son of Alfred Carlton, Harbour Trust employee, and Rachel Elliott. Married Catherine Taylor on c.1925 at Glebe and had issue, 2 daughters and 1 son. Roman Catholic. Rookwood Cemetery from St Ambrose's Roman Catholic Church in Concord.
