Horrie Garrick
Australian politician (1918–1982) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Horace James Garrick (26 August 1918 – 6 April 1982) was an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977, representing the electorate of Batman.
Horrie Garrick | |
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Member of the Australian Parliament for Batman | |
In office 25 October 1969 – 10 November 1977 | |
Preceded by | Sam Benson |
Succeeded by | Brian Howe |
Personal details | |
Born | (1918-08-26)26 August 1918 Melbourne, Victoria |
Died | 6 April 1982(1982-04-06) (aged 63) |
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Australian Labor Party |
Spouse | Gertrude Shearer |
Children | Barbara, Gail, Maxine. |
Occupation | Mechanical engineer |
Garrick was born in Melbourne and educated at Hawthorn West Central School and Swinburne Technical College. He became a professional athlete and was at one stage state quarter-mile champion, before becoming a mechanical engineering draftsman and establishing his own manufacturing business. He was elected as a City of Collingwood councillor in 1957 and was mayor from 1960 to 1961 and from 1968 to 1969. Garrick was also a commissioner of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works from 1964 to 1963.[1][2][3]
In 1969, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Batman, succeeding the retiring Labor turned independent MP Sam Benson.[4] Garrick had been preselected to oppose Benson, but had a much easier path to victory when Benson opted to retire instead.[5] In 1973, he chaired the federal government's Victorian Migrant Task Force to report on the needs of migrants.[6][7] He held the seat until his retirement in 1977, having lost ALP preselection to Brian Howe during 1976.[8][9] Following his preselection loss, Garrick said that he had been offered "inducements" not to contest preselection, reported to be "tens of thousands of dollars".[10]
Later in life, Garrick resided at Bundoora. He died in 1982.[11]