Arthur Beck

{{Short description|Australian politician (1892–1965)}}

{{For|Arthur Cecil Tyrell Beck|Cecil Beck}}

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| name = Arthur Beck

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| image = Arthur Beck.jpg

| constituency_MP = Denison

| parliament = Australian

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| predecessor = Gerald Mahoney

| successor = Frank Gaha

| term_start = 21 September 1940

| term_end = 21 August 1943

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1892|7|8}}

| birth_place = Launceston, Tasmania

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1965|11|28|1892|7|8}}

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| nationality = Australian

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| party = United Australia Party

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| occupation = Boot importer

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Arthur James Beck (8 July 1892 – 28 November 1965) was an Australian politician. Born in Launceston, Tasmania, he was educated at Launceston Grammar School before becoming a boot importer. He sat on Hobart City Council before undertaking military service 1914–1918. In 1940, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the United Australia Party member for Denison, defeating sitting Labor MP Gerald Mahoney. He was defeated in 1943 by Labor candidate Frank Gaha. He turned to a business career and returned to Hobart City Council. Beck died in 1965.{{cite web|last=Carr |first=Adam |title=Australian Election Archive |work=Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia |year=2008 |access-date=2008-11-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006075129/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia |archive-date=6 October 2008 |url-status=dead }}