Jim Fraser | |
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| Member of theAustralian Parliament forAustralian Capital Territory | |
| In office 28 April 1951 – 1 April 1970 | |
| Preceded by | Lewis Nott |
| Succeeded by | Kep Enderby |
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| Born | (1908-02-08)8 February 1908 Derby, Tasmania, Australia |
| Died | 1 April 1970(1970-04-01) (aged 62) Canberra, Australia |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse | Helen Whitten Rowland |
| Occupation | Teacher, journalist |
James Reay Fraser (8 February 1908 – 1 April 1970) was a Member of theAustralian House of Representatives for theAustralian Capital Territory from 1951 to 1970.
Fraser was born inDerby,Tasmania and educated atLaunceston High School. He worked as a chainman and axeman and as a teacher in Victorian state schools from 1927 to 1935. He then worked as a journalist until he enlisted in theSecond Australian Imperial Force in 1942 and served inNew Guinea until 1945. From 1946 to 1948 he worked as a journalist in the Department of Information inCanberra and then as press secretary and private secretary to SenatorNick McKenna until 1951.[1]
Fraser became a member of theAustralian Capital Territory Advisory Council in 1949 and defeatedLewis Nott for the House of Representatives seat of theAustralian Capital Territory in the1951 election. He did not have full voting rights until 1966; until then he could only vote on matters relating to the territory. He put in time and energy looking after the interests of his constituents. In 1959, he married Helen Whitten Rowland. He died ofcancer in 1970, survived by his only son Andrew; his wife died in March 2012.[1]
His brother,Allan Fraser, was MP for the adjoining seat ofEden-Monaro from 1943 to 1966 and from 1969 to 1972.
TheDivision of Fraser and the suburb ofFraser, Australian Capital Territory, both inCanberra, were named after Jim. The name of the Division of Fraser was changed in 2016 toFenner, as a division in Victoria has been named after prime ministerMalcolm Fraser (1975-83) from 2019.
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