John Eldridge Australia

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n politician, was the Member for the Division of Martin

Division of Martin

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 in the Australian House of Representatives

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 from 12 October 1929 to 19 December 1931.

Eldridge was the son of John Reuben Eldridge and Caroline Chambers. On 23 October 1895 he married Marie Mertel, a saleswoman born in Berlin

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, Germany

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, and together they had five daughters and one son. In 1916 , he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force

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.

Eldridge was an accountant for the Government of New South Wales

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 before he was elected to the Parliament

Parliament of Australia

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 as a member of the Australian Labor Party

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. He represented Martin until 1931, when he attempted to transfer to the nearby seat of Barton

Division of Barton

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 as a member of the Lang Labor Party

Lang Labor

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 but was defeated by the United Australia Party

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 candidate. He died in 1954 at the age of 82.