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Life Summary

Name	Frederick Carl Katz
Born	21 May, 1887 Kent Town, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died	13 December, 1960 (aged 73) Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Cultural Heritage	English French German Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Katz, Alicia Johanna (wife)
Occupation or Descriptor *	trade union official (1910-1911) Victoria, Australia trade union official (1911-1915) Tasmania, Australia industrial arbitration advocate (1915-1947) Victoria, Australia trade union official (1915-1947) Victoria, Australia labour politician (1946-1951) Federal, Australia Member of Upper House (1946-1951) Federal, Australia
Key Organisations *	Miscellaneous Workers Union of Australia (Vic) (secretary) Victorian Trades Hall Council (president, ?-?) Federated Carters & Drivers Industrial Union of Australia (Vic) (assistant secretary, 1910-1911) Federated Carters & Drivers Industrial Union of Australia (Tas) (secretary, 1911) Federated Gasworkers' Union (federal) (president, 1911-?) Federated Gasworkers' Union (Tas) (secretary, 1911-?) Federated Clerks Union of Australia (Vic) (assistant secretary, 1915-1920) Federated Clerks Union of Australia (federal) (secretary, 1920-1940) Victorian Trades Hall Council (assistant secretary, 1938-1947)
Political Activism *	ALP (Vic) (member, ?-1960) Social Democratic Party (Vic) (member, ?-?) ALP (federal) (politician, 1946-1951)
Workplaces *	Parliament of Australia (Senate - member, 1946-1951)

* Dates are approximate