Life Summary - George Sangster - Obituaries Australia

Sangster, George (1845–1915)

	Sangster, George (1845–1915)
Born	23 June, 1845 Fintray , Aberdeenshire , Scotland
Died	8 April, 1915 (aged 69) Paddington, Sydney , New South Wales , Australia
Cause of Death	pneumonia
Cultural Heritage	Scottish
Religious Influence	Catholic
Occupation*	merchant sailor (1870-1874) Victoria, Australia engine driver (1874-1880) Victoria, Australia trade union official (1874-1894) Victoria, Australia local government councillor (1893-1894) Victoria, Australia labour politician (1894-1915) Victoria, Australia Member of Lower House (1894-1915) Victoria, Australia
Key Events*	Seamen's Union of Australia (Vic) (organiser)
Key Organisations*	Australian Federation League (Vic) (council member) Victorian Trades Hall Council (delegate) Seamen's Union of Australia (Vic) (member, 1872) Seamen's Union of Australia (Vic) (president, 1874) Seamen's Union of Australia (Vic) (secretary, 1893) Victorian Trades Hall Council (vice president, 1893-1894) Victorian Trades Hall Council (president, 1894-1895)
Political Activism*	ALP (Vic) (member, 1891-1902) ALP (Vic) (politician, 1894-1915) ALP (Vic) (member, 1906-1915)
Workplaces*	Port Melbourne Council (Vic) (councillor, 1893-1894) Parliament of Victoria (Leg. Assembly - member, 1894-1915)

* Dates are approximate