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Liberalism in Australia. Alfred Deakin (3 August 1856 – 7 October 1919) was an Australian politician, statesman and barrister who served as the second prime minister of Australia from 1903 to 1904, 1905 to 1908 and 1909 to 1910. He held office as the leader of the Protectionist Party, and in his final term as that of the Liberal Party.
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Learn about Alfred Deakin, one of the founding fathers of Federation and a three-time prime minister. Explore his life, achievements, policies and legacy in this comprehensive biography.
Alfred Deakin (1856-1919), barrister, journalist and prime minister, was born on 3 August 1856 at Collingwood, Melbourne, younger child of William Deakin of Towcester, Northamptonshire, England, and his wife Sarah, née Bill, of Llanarth, Monmouthshire, Wales. William and Sarah left England in December 1849 in the Samuel Boddington, bound for ...
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Alfred Deakin was the prime minister of Australia (1903–04, 1905–08, 1909–10), who shaped many of the policies of the new commonwealth, especially those dealing with restriction of nonwhite immigration, social welfare, and protection of domestic industry.
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The Hon Alfred Deakin (1856–1919) Born in Fitzroy (Victoria) in August 1856, Deakin worked briefly as a barrister and journalist at David Syme ’s Age newspaper before being elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the member for West Bourke in 1880. Deakin served in the Victorian Parliament for some 20 years, serving as Solicitor ...
Fortune favoured Alfred Deakin from the start. Born in Melbourne in 1856 to solid, reliable middle-class parents who had emigrated from Great Britain in 1849, he grew up in a Victorian colony enjoying a golden era. All six Australian colonies basked in the glow of
Alfred Deakin, Australia's 2nd Prime Minister, was in office 3 times in the first 10 years of Federation. Often referred to as ‘the constructor’, his work in building soundly on the nation’s constitutional foundations is evident over 100 years later.
