predecessor parliament successor birth_place constituency_mp death_date nationality party birth_date term_start image article_title term_end name occupation
gerald mahoney australian john gaha launceston , tasmania denison 28 november 1965 australian united australia party 8 july 1892 21 september 1940 arthur beck.jpg arthur beck
 21 august 1943 arthur beck boot importer
arthur beck

arthur james beck -lrb- 8 july 1892 -- 28 november 1965 -rrb- was an australian politician .
born in launceston , tasmania , he was educated at launceston grammar school before becoming a boot importer .
he sat on hobart city council before undertaking military service 1914-1918 .
in 1940 , he was elected to the australian house of representatives as the united australia party member for denison , defeating sitting labor mp gerald mahoney .
he was defeated in 1943 by labor candidate john gaha .
he turned to a business career and returned to hobart city council .
beck died in 1965 .
