Thomas Bath | |
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Leader of the Opposition of Western Australia | |
In office 22 November 1905 – 3 August 1910 | |
Premier | Newton Moore |
Preceded by | William Johnson |
Succeeded by | John Scaddan |
Minister for Education of Western Australia | |
In office 7 June 1905 – 25 August 1905 | |
Premier | Henry Daglish |
Preceded by | Henry Daglish |
Succeeded by | Walter Kingsmill |
Member of the Western Australian Parliament for Hannans | |
In office 1902–1904 | |
Preceded by | John Reside |
Succeeded by | Wallace Nelson |
Member of the Western Australian Parliament for Brown Hill | |
In office 1904–1911 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Member of the Western Australian Parliament for Avon | |
In office 1911–1914 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Tom Harrison |
Personal details | |
Born | Hill End, New South Wales | 21 February 1875
Died | 6 November 1956 Mount Lawley, Western Australia, Australia | (aged 81)
Political party | Labor Party |
Thomas Henry Bath, CBE (21 February 1875 – 6 November 1956) was an Australian politician, trade unionist, newspaper editor, writer, and cooperativist. A member of the Labor Party, he served as a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly between 1902 and 1914 for the constituencies of Hannans, Brown Hill and Avon, and was also Minister for Education for a period of 79 days in 1905, and Leader of the Opposition between 1906 and 1910. In later life, Bath was involved in the establishment of the University of Western Australia, and also initiated several agricultural cooperatives.