Australian politician (1856–1919) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alfred William Deakin (3 August 1856 – 7 October 1919) was the second Prime Minister of Australia.
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) |
Personal details | |
Born | Melbourne, Victoria | 3 August 1856
Died | 7 October 1919 63) South Yarra, Victoria | (aged
Political party | Protectionist, 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.
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