Thomas John Heron (14 August 1879 – 3 October 1928) was an Australian trade unionist and politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia for the Labor Party, representing the seat of Mount Leonora from 1920 until his death in 1928.
Thomas John Heron | |
---|---|
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia | |
In office 14 December 1920 – 3 October 1928 | |
Preceded by | George Foley |
Succeeded by | Ernest Cowan |
Constituency | Mount Leonora |
Personal details | |
Born | Eldorado, Victoria, Australia | 14 August 1879
Died | 3 October 1928 West Perth, Western Australia, Australia | (aged 49)
Political party | Labor |
Born in Eldorado, Victoria, to Isabella Ann (née Gilbertson) and Thomas Heron, he migrated to Western Australia in 1901. Initially working as a miner in the Eastern Goldfields, Heron lived in Menzies and Kookynie before becoming president of the Gwalia branch of the Miners' Union.[1] His political career began with the 1920 Mount Leonora by-election, following the resignation of George Foley. He was subsequently re-elected three times.[2] Heron tragically collapsed and died in the reading room at Parliament House in October 1928, at the age of 49.[3] He was married to Wilhelmina Ahrens since 1902, and they had three children.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Thomas John Heron – Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ Black, David; Prescott, Valerie (1997). Election statistics : Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth, [W.A.]: Western Australian Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. ISBN 0730984095.
- ^ "MR. T. J. HERON.", The West Australian, 4 October 1928.