Andrew McKissock

Andrew McKissock
Andrew McKissock
Senator for Victoria
	In office; 5 September 1914 – 30 June 1917
Personal details
Born	6 December 1873; Ballarat, Victoria
Died	17 July 1919 (aged 45); Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Occupation	Printer

Andrew Nelson McKissock (6 December 1873 – 17 July 1919) was an Australian politician. Born in Ballaarat, Victoria, he received a primary education before becoming an apprentice printer. He was an official with the Typographical Association before becoming President of the Ballaarat Trades and Labour Council. He also served as President of the Victoria-Riverina Australian Workers' Union. In 1908, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Labor member for Ballaarat West. He remained in the Assembly until 1911. In 1914, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Victoria. He held the seat until his defeat in 1917, after which he became a Labor Party organiser. McKissock died in 1919, a victim of the 1918 flu pandemic.[1][2]

References

Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
"20 MORE VICTORIAN DEATHS". The Register (Adelaide). LXXXIV (22, 680). South Australia. 18 July 1919. p. 8. Retrieved 11 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

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[Psephos-1] Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2008.

[flu-2] "20 MORE VICTORIAN DEATHS". The Register (Adelaide). LXXXIV (22, 680). South Australia. 18 July 1919. p. 8. Retrieved 11 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.