John Barrett (Australian politician)
John George Barrett
was an Australian politician, a senator in the federal Australian parliament.
Born in Carlton, Barrett was educated there at St Mary's Anglican School before becoming apprenticed as a tinsmith. He was founder and President of the Tinsmith's Society, and also served as President of the Melbourne Trades Hall Council. In 1895, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the member for Carlton South,
where he remained until 1897. In 1901, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator from Victoria, although he was also endorsed by the Protectionist Party. He was one of only three Labor members elected to the first Parliament from Victoria. He was defeated in 1903, but continued to be active in the union movement; he was also an active prohibitionist. Barrett died in 1928.
