Thomas Bath

The Honourable Thomas Bath CBE
Leader of the Opposition of Western Australia
In office 22 November 1905 – 3 August 1910
Premier	Newton Moore
Preceded by	William Johnson
Succeeded by	John Scaddan
Minister for Education of Western Australia
In office 7 June 1905 – 25 August 1905
Premier	Henry Daglish
Preceded by	Henry Daglish
Succeeded by	Walter Kingsmill
Member of the Western Australian Parliament for Hannans
In office 1902–1904
Preceded by	John Reside
Succeeded by	Wallace Nelson
Member of the Western Australian Parliament for Brown Hill
In office 1904–1911
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Member of the Western Australian Parliament for Avon
In office 1911–1914
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Tom Harrison
Personal details
Born	(1875-02-21)21 February 1875 Hill End, New South Wales
Died	6 November 1956(1956-11-06) (aged 81) Mount Lawley, Western Australia, Australia
Political party	Labor Party

Thomas Henry Bath, CBE (21 February 1875 – 6 November 1956) was an Australian politician, trade unionist, newspaper editor, writer, and cooperativist. A member of the Labor Party, he served as a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly between 1902 and 1914 for the constituencies of Hannans, Brown Hill and Avon, and was also Minister for Education for a period of 79 days in 1905, and Leader of the Opposition between 1906 and 1910. In later life, Bath was involved in the establishment of the University of Western Australia, and also initiated several agricultural cooperatives.