Louis Shoobridge Sr.

Louis Manton Shoobridge Sr. (25 October 1851 – 12 March 1939) was an Australian politician. He was born in New Norfolk, Van Diemen's Land. He unsuccessfully contested the 1914 Senate election as a Liberal candidate [1] and the 1919 election for the federal seat of Franklin as a Nationalist candidate.[2] In 1921 he was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council as the Independent member for Derwent, serving until his retirement in 1937. His father Ebenezer Shoobridge, brother William Shoobridge, son Rupert Shoobridge and grandson Louis Shoobridge Jr. were all members of the Tasmanian Parliament.[3][4]

  1. ^ Carr, Adam. "1914 Senate Tasmania". Psephos.
  2. ^ "1919 House of Representatives: Tasmania". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Shoobridge, Louis Manton". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  4. ^ Chapman, Peter (1988). "Shoobridge, Louis Manton (1851–1939)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 23 July 2022.