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Life Summary

Name	Ernest William Parkes
Born	23 March, 1873 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	20 April, 1941 (aged 68) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Cultural Heritage	Irish Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
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 (son) Gale, Walter Augustus (work colleague) McGregor, John Robert (work colleague) Pinner, John Thomas (work colleague) Green, Frank Clifton (work colleague) Mackay, George Hugh (employer) Bell, George John (employer)
Occupation or Descriptor *	public servant (1887-1894) Victoria, Australia parliamentary officer (1894-1901) Victoria, Australia parliamentary officer (1901-1937) Federal, Australia clerk of parliament (1927-1937) Federal, Australia
Awards	Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (recipient, 1935)
Key Events *	Opening of Federal Parliament House, 1927 (parliamentary officer) Royal Tour, 1927 (parliamentary officer)
Workplaces *	Government Printing Office (Vic) (public servant, 1887-1894) Parliament of Victoria (Leg. Council - parliamentary officer, 1894-1901) Parliament of Australia (House Reps - parliamentary officer, 1901-1937) Parliament of Australia (House Reps - Clerk, 1927-1937)

* Dates are approximate