Arthur William Yager
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Arthur William Yager (20 August 1884 – 19 December 1967) was a state member of parliament in New South Wales and the first president of the St George Dragons football club.
Arthur Yager was born in Redfern, New South Wales in 1884.
He was a long time member of the N.S.W. Labor Party, Secretary of the Eight Hour Movement and held various positions within the Australian labour movement at Trade's Hall, Sydney. In 1925, he was the appointed to the Legislative Council, which he left in 1934.[1] He faced censure from the Labor Party and the Union Secretaries Association when he voted against the N.S.W. Premier Jack Lang's Income Taxation Bill in the Upper House in July 1931, with reports stating that he would be dismissed from the position of Secretary of the Eight Hour Art Union, a position that he held for 14 years. Yager did not ultimately suffer damage to his career as many other Labor politicians and union leaders also disagreed with Jack Lang's Taxation Bill.