death_date successor birth_place title nationality party birth_date term_start image article_title term_end name occupation
12 december 1951 joe cooke melbourne , victoria senator for western australia australian australian labor party 2 july 1890 21 august 1943 richard henry nash.jpg richard nash -lrb- australian politician -rrb-
 12 december 1951 richard nash tramway worker
richard nash -lrb- australian politician -rrb-

richard henry nash -lrb- 2 july 1890 -- 12 december 1951 -rrb- was an australian politician .
born in melbourne , victoria , he moved to kalgoorlie in western australia as a child .
after receiving a primary education , he became a tramway worker , and an official with the tramway workers ' union .
he was secretary of the perth trades hall council 1939-1943 .
in 1943 , he was elected to the australian senate as a labor senator for western australia .
he remained in the senate until his death in 1951 , necessitating the appointment of joe cooke to fill the vacancy .
