Thomas Bakhap
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| Senator for Tasmania | |
| In office 1 July 1913 – 18 August 1923 |
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| Succeeded by | John Hayes |
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| Born | 29 October 1966 Ballaarat, Victoria |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
| Political party | Liberal (1913–17) Nationalist (1917–23) |
Thomas Jerome Kingston Bakhap (29 October 1866 – 18 August 1923) was an Australian politician. He was born in Ballaarat, Victoria, the adoptive son of a Chinese immigrant, Bak Hap.[1] He received no formal education but became a shopworker, and was later a tin miner at Lottah, Tasmania. In 1909, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Bass. In 1913, he transferred to federal politics, winning a Tasmanian Senate as a member of the Commonwealth Liberal Party. He died in 1923; John Hayes was appointed to replace him.[2] Bakhap was fluent in Chinese. He advocated for the Chinese community when Chinese Australians encountered problems arising from the application of the White Australia Policy. He visited China in 1922. [3]
References
- ↑ National Museum of Australia: Harvest of Endurance Scroll - Thomas Jerome Bakhap
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- ↑ The Australian People: An Encyclopedia of the Nation, Its People and Their Origins, James Jupp, Cambridge University Press, 2001
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