Alfred Ozanne
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Alfred Thomas Montgomery Madden Ozanne (1877 – 27 May 1961) was an Australia
n politician. Born in Melbourne
, he was the son of Marcel Charles Ozanne a frenchman and his wife Emilia Josephine Reinhardt. Ozanne has four siblings, a brother and three sisters. Ozanne married Edith Stewart Moody in 1900 and they had four children all born at Werribee
. Ozanne had been an accountant and municipal officer before entering politics. In 1910, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives
as the Labor
member for Corio
. Defeated in 1913, he returned to the House in 1914, again as the member for Corio, but he was defeated again in 1917, and he retired from politics, becoming a farmer near Geelong
. Ozanne died at Brighton
, Melbourne
on 27 May 1961 and was cremated at Springvale Cemetery.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician. Born in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, he was the son of Marcel Charles Ozanne a frenchman and his wife Emilia Josephine Reinhardt. Ozanne has four siblings, a brother and three sisters. Ozanne married Edith Stewart Moody in 1900 and they had four children all born at Werribee
Werribee, Victoria
Werribee is a city in Melbourne, Australia, 32 km south-west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Wyndham. At the 2006 Census, Werribee had a population of 36,641. Statistically, Werribee is considered part of Greater Melbourne.Werribee is...
. Ozanne had been an accountant and municipal officer before entering politics. In 1910, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives
Australian House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house; the upper house is the Senate. Members of Parliament serve for terms of approximately three years....
as the Labor
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
member for Corio
Division of Corio
The Division of Corio is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named for Corio Bay. It has always been based on the city of Geelong, although in the past it has also included parts of the western...
. Defeated in 1913, he returned to the House in 1914, again as the member for Corio, but he was defeated again in 1917, and he retired from politics, becoming a farmer near Geelong
Geelong, Victoria
Geelong is a port city located on Corio Bay and the Barwon River, in the state of Victoria, Australia, south-west of the state capital; Melbourne. It is the second most populated city in Victoria and the fifth most populated non-capital city in Australia...
. Ozanne died at Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
, Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
on 27 May 1961 and was cremated at Springvale Cemetery.