Alfred Deakin
Alfred William Deakin (3 August 1856 – 7 October 1919) was the second Prime Minister of Australia.
Hon Alfred William Deakin | |
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| 2nd Prime Minister of Australia | |
| In office 24 September 1903 – 27 April 1904 5 July 1905–13 November 1908 29 June 1909–29 April 1910 | |
| Preceded by | Edmund Barton |
| Succeeded by | Chris Watson Andrew Fisher |
| Constituency | Ballarat (Victoria) |
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| Born | 3 August 1856 Melbourne, Victoria |
| Died | 7 October 1919 (aged 63) South Yarra, Victoria |
| Political party | Protectionist, [[ Party|Fusion]] |
He was born in Collingwood, Melbourne, Australia, the second child of William Deakin. In the 1890s he helped Australia become a country. He was Australia's first Attorney-General (head lawyer) when Edmund Barton was Prime Minister and then became Prime Minister after Barton left. He introduced the Bill to start Australia's High Court, began planning for a railway to cross Australia, took over control of New Guinea from Britain, and introduced old age pensions.[1]
Deakin married Elizabeth Brown on 3 April 1882. They had three children.
When he was old he had Alzheimer's disease which made him forget a lot of things. Alfred Deakin died on the 7 October 1919 in South Yarra, Victoria. He was buried at St.Kilda Cemetery.
References change
- ↑ Alfred Deakin/ Prime Facts 2. The Australian Prime Ministers Centre, Old Parliament House, Canberra.
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