was defeated. Spence later took up farming at Terang, Victoria, and died of pulmonary oedema on 13 December 1926, aged 80. He was survived by his wife, four daughters and three of his five sons. His daughter Gwynetha had married publisher and politician Hector Lamond in 1902. Honours In 1972, the Canberra suburb of Spence was named after him. In October 2003 the Australian Workers' Union named its Melbourne headquarters in Spence's honour. References Further reading External links Australian Workers' Union memorial to Spence Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Darling Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Darwin Members of the Australian House of Representatives Members of the Cabinet of Australia Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia Australian trade unionists People from Orkney People from Victoria (Australia) Scottish emigrants to colonial Australia 1846 births 1926 deaths National Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia Nationalist Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia 20th-century Australian politicians