Education
Born in Lancashire, he migrated to Australia as a child and was educated at Street Killan College in Ipswich, Queensland.
politician member of the Australian Senate
Born in Lancashire, he migrated to Australia as a child and was educated at Street Killan College in Ipswich, Queensland.
He became a teacher with the Queensland Education Department, but studied law, eventually becoming a barrister. He remained in the Senate until his defeat in 1913. Leaving politics, he moved to Melbourne to continue his career in law.
Street Ledger died in 1929.
In 1906, he was elected to the Australian Senate as an Anti-Socialist Senator for Queensland, joining the Commonwealth Liberal Party when the Anti-Socialists were absorbed in 1909.