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Pike, Peter Percy Fowler (1879-1949) typographer, trade union official and parliamentarian
Birth: 3 November 1879 at Launceston, Tasmania, son of William Fowler Pike (1826-1915), a greengrocer, born at Holborn, London, England, and Alison (Alice), née Brown (1838-1911), born at Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland. Marriage: 15 March 1902 at bride’s residence, Launceston, to Launceston-born Florence Jane Porter (1880-1952). They had one son. Death: 3 September 1949 at Launceston. Religion: Presbyterian.
Sources
Scott Bennett & Barbara Bennett, Biographical Register of the Tasmanian Parliament, 1851–1960, (Canberra, 1980); View, Tasmania 4 July 1942 p.6; Printing Trades Journal, February 1937, p 37, May 1941, May 1942, September 1943, p 105, July 1948, October 1949, p 106; Westralian Worker (Perth), 3 July 1942 p 3, 20 August 1943 p 3.
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House of Assembly Long Room Picture, 503
3 November,
1879
Launceston,
Tasmania,
Australia
3 September,
1949
(aged 69)
Launceston,
Tasmania,
Australia
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