Joe Sexton

Joe Sexton
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Adelaide
In office
22 November 1958 – 26 November 1966
Preceded byCyril Chambers
Succeeded byAndrew Jones
Personal details
Born
Joseph Clement Leonard Sexton

(1905-11-24)24 November 1905
Strathalbyn, South Australia
Died21 April 1974(1974-04-21) (aged 68)
New Zealand[citation needed]
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
SpouseGertrude Sexton (formerly Williams)[citation needed]
Children5 (Brenda, Brian, John, Margaret & Monica)[citation needed]

Joseph Clement Leonard Sexton (24 November 1905 – 21 April 1974) was a Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1958 to 1966, representing the Division of Adelaide, South Australia.[1]

Sexton gained preselection for Adelaide after sitting MP Cyril Chambers was expelled from the Labor Party for attacking the then leadership of H. V. Evatt in August 1957.

Sexton was defeated by Liberal candidate Andrew Jones at the 1966 federal election. He unsuccessfully sought Labor preselection to re-contest the seat in 1968, but was defeated by Chris Hurford.[2]

Sexton died of a heart attack while on holiday in New Zealand in 1974.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ "Members of the House of Representatives since 1901". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 22 February 2008.
  2. ^ "Former MP rejected". Canberra Times. 2 September 1968.
  3. ^ "Heart attack". Canberra Times. 24 April 1974.
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Member for Adelaide
1958–1966 		Succeeded by


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