Jack Beasley

John Albert Jack Beasley was an Australian politician.

Beasley was born in Werribee, Victoria, but moved to Sydney with his family as a child. He had a primary education in Catholic schools then became an apprentice electrician. He worked as an electrician for the Sydney City Council, and became President of the Electrical Trades Union . From 1922 to 1928 he was President of the Trades and Labour Council of New South Wales . At this time he was under the influence of Jock Garden and was briefly a member of the Communist Party of Australia, but he soon left and became an influential member of the Australian Labor Party.

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