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Life Summary

Name	Jim Cope
Alternative Names	James Francis Cope
Born	26 November, 1907 Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	3 February, 1999 (aged 91) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Religious Influence	Anglican Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Parkes, Norman James (work colleague) Scholes, Gordon Glen (work colleague) Berinson, Joseph Max (work colleague) Cormack, Magnus Cameron (political adversary) Snedden, Billy Mackie (political adversary)
Education *	Crown Street Superior Public School (Sydney) (student, 1911-1920) Bourke Street Public School (Surry Hills, Sydney) (student, 1921-1921)
Occupation or Descriptor *	tramways worker (1924-1929) New South Wales, Australia scientific instrument maker (1941-1955) New South Wales, Australia labour party organiser (1947-1955) New South Wales, Australia local government councillor (1948-1950) New South Wales, Australia labour politician (1955-1975) Federal, Australia Member of Lower House (1955-1975) Federal, Australia
Awards	Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (recipient, 1978)
Key Organisations *	South Sydney Rabbitohs (supporter, 1907-1999) Australian Glass Workers' Union (federal) (honorary treasurer, 1952-1955) Official Establishments Trust (member, 1976-1980)
Political Activism *	ALP (NSW) (member, 1930-1985)
Workplaces *	Potter and Birks (employee, 1921-1923) Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd (employee, 1939-1945) Redfern Council (NSW) (alderman, 1948-1948) Parliament of Australia (House Reps - member, 1955-1975) Parliament of Australia (House Reps - Speaker, 1973-1975)

* Dates are approximate