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Name	John Moresby Quintal
Born	2 January, 1884 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Died	5 April, 1961 (aged 77) Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (kidney)
Occupation or Descriptor *	engine driver (1902-1909) Tasmania, Australia civil engineer (1916-1927) Tasmania, Australia engine driver (1927-1943) Tasmania, Australia trade union official (1927-1954) Tasmania, Australia labour politician (1942-1946) Tasmania, Australia Member of Lower House (1942-1946) Tasmania, Australia
Key Organisations *	ACTU (delegate, ?-?) Henry George League (Tas) (member, ?-?) Invermay Bowling Club (Tas) (member, ?-?) Amalgamated Engineering Union (Tas) (member, 1924-1927) Federated Engine Drivers & Firemens Association of Australasia (Tas) (member, 1927-1954) Launceston Trades Hall Council (Tas) (delegate, 1937-1954) Federated Engine Drivers & Firemens Association of Australasia (Tas) (secretary, 1952-1954)
Political Activism *	ALP (Tas) (member, 1910-1961) ALP (Tas) (politician, 1942-1946)
Workplaces *	Parliament of Tasmania (Leg. Assembly - member, 1942-1946)

* Dates are approximate

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