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John Thomas Lang - familiarly known as "Jack" and nicknamed "The Big Fella" during his political career - was born on December 21, 1876 into an impoverished family in the slums of Sydney. His father was a watchmaker and jeweller, however he was chronically ill and often unable to work. While still of primary school age, young Jack was compelled to sell newspapers on the streets of downtown Sydney to help support his family. Jack only ever received a minimal education at a Catholic primary school near Central railway station.
During the banking crash of the 1890s which devastated all parts of Australia, the teenage Jack became interested in politics, spending time frequenting radical bookshops and helping print newspapers and publications for the infant Labor Party which contested its first election in New South Wales in 1891Events January 1 ? Paying of old age pensions begins in Germany January 20 James Hogg becomes the first native Texan to be governor of that state. January 29 Liliuokalani proclaimed Queen of Hawaii March 9 ? 12 ? Powerful storm off England?s south coast;.
Lang then worked odd jobs in the agricultural districts near ParramattaParramatta is a city, suburb and Local Government Area in Sydney, Australia, 25 kilometres west of the central business district (CBD). Situated on the banks of Parramatta River, Parramatta is a major commercial and retail centre, widely regarded as Sydne, driving a horse bus and hiring out on poultry farms. He soon moved back to Sydney with his parents, where at the age of 19 he married Hilda Bredt, the seventeen year old daughter of prominent feminist and socialist Bertha Bredt.
Lang then became a junior office assistant for an accounting practice, where his shrewdness and intelligence saw his career advance. Around 19001900 is the common year starting on Monday. see link for calendar) For the film, see 1900 (film). Events January January 1 Nigeria becomes British protectorate January 2 John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China. January 2 Chicag he became the manager of a real estate firm in the then rural suburb of AuburnAuburn Municipality is a local government area of Sydney, Australia, about 15 kilometres west of the Central Business District. The municipality has a large migrant populations, most notably from Turkey; the Gallipoli Mosque in the suburb of Auburn, model, 19 kilometres (12 miles) west of Sydney on the Main Suburban Railway. He was so successful in this job that he soon set up his own real estate business in an area very much in demand by working-class Sydneysider families looking to escape the squalor and overcrowding of the inner-city slums.
Jack Lang continued in his political pursuits, soon becoming an AldermanAn alderman is a member of a municipal legislative body in a town or city with many jurisdictions. Members of Chicago's city council, for instance, use the title. The title is Anglo-Saxon in origin, literally meaning "elder-man", and was used by the chief on Auburn Municipal Council and eventually MayorA mayor ( Latin major "better") is the chief executive official of a city, town, or village. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs as to the powers and responsibilities of a mayor, as well as the means of becoming mayor. The French. He was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Parliament of New South Wales in 19131913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. click on link for calendar) Events January-March January 30 House of Lords rejects Irish Home Rule Bill February 1 New York City's Grand Central Station opens as the world's largest train station. February 3 Th for the electorate of Granville, serving as a backbencher in the Labor Party government led by William Holman .
His high levels of financial acumen and self-made wealth made him the ideal choice to become Treasurer of New South Wales in Premier Storey's Labor Government from 1920 to 1922. Due to the post- WW1 financial recession the State's accounts were in a persistent deficit, and Lang managed to cut this deficit significantly.
After the ALP lost government in 1922, Lang was relegated to the Opposition benches, where he was elected as Opposition Leader in 1923 by his fellow Labor Party MPs. He led the ALP to victory in the 1925 NSW general election and became Premier until he lost the 1927 election.
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