Richard Nash Politician
Richard Henry Nash (2 July 1890 – 12 December 1951) 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.
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