Percy Coleman
Percy Coleman | |
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Coleman in 1922 | |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Reid | |
| In office 16 December 1922 – 19 December 1931 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Joe Gander |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 October 1892 Surry Hills, Sydney |
| Died | 25 May 1934 (aged 41) Concord, Sydney |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse | Elsie Allen Victoria Prince |
| Occupation | Clerk |
Percy Edmund Creed Coleman (23 October 1892 – 25 May 1934) was an Australian union organiser and politician. Born at Surry Hills in Sydney to Thomas Coleman and Ellen, née Creed, Coleman was orphaned when still a young child and, after a New Zealand education, went to sea at the age of 13. After three years, he was a clerk with the Sydney branch of the Federated Seamen's Union of Australasia, and by 1916 he was general secretary of the United Clerks' Union of New South Wales.