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| death_place = Waterloo Street, [[Camberwell]]<ref name="ReadObituary1945" /> | | death_place = Waterloo Street, [[Camberwell]]<ref name="ReadObituary1945" /> | ||
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| residence = Waterloo Street, Camberwell<ref name="ReadObituary1945" /> | | residence = "Myrniong", Waterloo Street, Camberwell<ref name="ReadObituary1945" /><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51919736 |title=Advertising |newspaper=[[The Examiner (Tasmania)]] |location=Tasmania, Australia |date=14 February 1935 |access-date=30 April 2020 |page=1 (DAILY) |via=Trove }}</ref> | ||
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| occupation = | | occupation = Solicitor, councillor | ||
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'''Frederick Fitzwalter Read''' was a councillor for [[Centre Ward]] on [[City of Camberwell|Camberwell City Council]] from 1905 to 1934, serving as mayor for three terms.<ref name="ReadObituary1945" /> | '''Frederick Fitzwalter Read''' was a councillor for [[Centre Ward]] on [[City of Camberwell|Camberwell City Council]] from 1905 to 1934, serving as mayor for three terms.<ref name="ReadObituary1945" /> | ||
==Life== | |||
Read was a solicitor with the firm Read & Read.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204020445 |title=Death of Mr. F. F. Read |newspaper=[[The Age]] |location=Victoria, Australia |date=20 June 1945 |access-date=30 April 2020 |page=5 |via=Trove }}</ref> | |||
==Politics== | |||
Read was opposed in 1908 by [[William Renwick]]. His election advertising notice ended with: "I have had no personal ends to gain in the past, nor do I intend to seek any in the future, and if returned, my efforts will be in the interests of Progress and Economy."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article90312762 |title=Advertising |newspaper=[[Reporter]] |location=Victoria, Australia |date=14 August 1908 |access-date=30 April 2020 |page=7 |via=Trove }}</ref> | |||
He was elected unopposed in the 1911 Camberwell Council elections.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article90367342 |title=TOWN OF CAMBERWELL |newspaper=[[Reporter]] |location=Victoria, Australia |date=1 September 1911 |access-date=30 April 2020 |page=2 |via=Trove }}</ref> | |||
Opposed in 1932 election by Alfred Thodey, won comfortably by over 800 votes.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article243040371 |title=Advertising |newspaper=[[The Herald]] |location=Victoria, Australia |date=26 August 1932 |access-date=30 April 2020 |page=17 |via=Trove }}</ref> | |||
==Death== | |||
Read passed away in his home in Waterloo Street, Camberwell, on 19 June 1945. | |||
==Legacy== | |||
[[Read Gardens]] in Camberwell, close to his residence in Waterloo Street, is named for him. A commemorative drinking fountain in the park bears a plaque in his memory.<ref>[[City of Boroondara]]. ''Read Gardens''. https://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/recreation-arts/parks-and-gardens/read-gardens, accessed: 30 April 2020</ref> | |||
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