Statesman. 31st Premier of Victoria. He served from 22 November 1928 to 12 December 1929. Before becoming premier he was the sole proprietor and managing director of a machinery company. He was President of the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce from 1907 to 1909. A member of the Nationalist Party of Australia, he became its leader in 1927. After becoming premier a huge public debt was incurred. He ordered unpopular spending cuts. As a result, an election was called and his party lost. Ultimately, he was defeated in a vote of no confidence when the new Parliament met in December 1929. He resigned as Nationalist party leader and from politics in August 1930. He is best remembered as a philanthropist donating funds for the Emily McPherson College, part of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and the now demolished Queen Victoria Hospital.
Statesman. 31st Premier of Victoria. He served from 22 November 1928 to 12 December 1929. Before becoming premier he was the sole proprietor and managing director of a machinery company. He was President of the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce from 1907 to 1909. A member of the Nationalist Party of Australia, he became its leader in 1927. After becoming premier a huge public debt was incurred. He ordered unpopular spending cuts. As a result, an election was called and his party lost. Ultimately, he was defeated in a vote of no confidence when the new Parliament met in December 1929. He resigned as Nationalist party leader and from politics in August 1930. He is best remembered as a philanthropist donating funds for the Emily McPherson College, part of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and the now demolished Queen Victoria Hospital.
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Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, 1814-2011
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New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957
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Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
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Australia, Newspaper Vital Notices, 1831-2001
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Victoria, Australia, Cemetery Records and Headstone Transcriptions, 1844-1997
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