Thomas Bakhap
| Thomas Bakhap | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Senator for Tasmania | |
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In office 1 July 1913 – 18 August 1923 | |
| Succeeded by | John Hayes |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
29 October 1866 Ballaarat, Victoria |
| Died |
18 August 1923 (aged 56) Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
| Political party |
Liberal (1913–17) Nationalist (1917–23) |
Thomas Jerome Kingston Bakhap (29 October 1866 – 18 August 1923) was an Australian politician. He was born in Ballaarat, Victoria, the adoptive son of a Chinese immigrant, Bak Hap.[1] He received no formal education but became a shopworker, and was later a tin miner at Lottah, Tasmania. In 1909, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Bass. In 1913, he transferred to federal politics, winning a Tasmanian Senate seat as a member of the Commonwealth Liberal Party. He was Chairman of Committees from July 1920 to June 1923.[2] Bakhap died in August 1923; John Hayes was appointed to replace him.[3] Bakhap was fluent in Chinese. He advocated for the Chinese community when Chinese Australians encountered problems arising from the application of the White Australia Policy. He visited China in 1922.[4]
References
- ↑ National Museum of Australia: Harvest of Endurance Scroll – Thomas Jerome Bakhap
- ↑ "Appendix 3―Deputy Presidents and Chairmen of Committees (1901–2009)". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
- ↑ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
- ↑ The Australian People: An Encyclopedia of the Nation, Its People and Their Origins, James Jupp, Cambridge University Press, 2001