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Name	Michael David Kennedy
Born	11 February, 1884 Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Died	29 June, 1971 (aged 87) Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Cultural Heritage	Irish Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Occupation *	rubber worker (1904-1917) Victoria, Australia trade union official (1917-1959) Victoria, Australia industrial arbitration advocate (1918-1959) Victoria, Australia local government councillor (1922-1947) Victoria, Australia local government head (1923-1924) Victoria, Australia
Key Organisations *	Melbourne Water (commissioner) Federated Rubber and Allied Workers Union of Australia (Vic) (member, 1915) Federated Rubber and Allied Workers Union of Australia (Vic) (secretary, 1917-1959) Federated Rubber and Allied Workers Union of Australia (federal) (secretary, 1918-1959) Victorian Trades Hall Council (delegate, 1918-1959)
Workplaces *	Richmond Council (Melbourne) (councillor, 1922-1947) Richmond Council (Melbourne) (mayor, 1923-1924)

* Dates are approximate

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