Herbert Keck

Herbert Keck (28 January 1859 8 June 1937) was an Australian politician.

He was born in Sandhurst to grocer William Keck and Eliza Collcutt. He worked as a mason before purchasing land at Kennington, becoming a nurseryman and orchardist. He also owned land at Barham, Cohuna and Elmore. On 16 May 1882 he married Ann Pattinson, with whom he had eight children; he had two later marriages, one, on 29 June 1906, to Ada Pattinson, and one, on 2 December 1933, to Margaret June Ireland. He served on Strathfieldsaye Shire Council from 1898 to 1937 and was president five times (190304, 191213, 191819, 192728, 193637). In 1921 he won a by-election for Bendigo Province in the Victorian Legislative Council, representing the Nationalist Party. He served in the Council until his death in Bendigo in 1937.[1]

References

  1. Parliament of Victoria (2001). "Keck, Herbert". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
Victorian Legislative Council
Preceded by
Alfred Hicks
Member for Bendigo
19211937
Served alongside: Joseph Sternberg; George Lansell
Succeeded by
John Lienhop
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