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Fisher, Andrew (1862 - 1928)

Publication Details:: Originally published in ADB, Volume 8, MUP, 1981, pp 502-507
Author:: D. J. Murphy

Life Summary

	Fisher, Andrew (1862 - 1928)	Find all people...
Born	29 August 1862 Crosshouse, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland	born around 29 August 1862 in Crosshouse, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Died	22 October 1928 South Hill Park, London, England	died around 22 October 1928 in South Hill Park, London, England
Cultural Heritage	Scottish	Scottish
Religious Influence	Presbyterian	Presbyterian
Occupation * * The details in the Occupation section have been interpreted solely from the article's text. Question marks indicate that exact years were not given in the text. More about 'Occupation'	1885 - 1887? coalmine manager, Queensland, Australia 1886 - 1891 trade union official, Queensland, Australia 1887? - 1893? goldminer, Queensland, Australia 1890? - 1900? federationist, Queensland, Australia 1891 - 1893 labour party organiser, Queensland, Australia 1893 - 1896 labour politician, Queensland, Australia 1893 - 1896 Member of Lower House, Queensland, Australia 1896 - 1928? newspaper owner, Queensland, Australia 1899 - 1901 labour politician, Queensland, Australia 1899 - 1901 Member of Lower House, Queensland, Australia 1901 - 1915 labour politician, Federal, Australia 1901 - 1915 Member of Lower House, Federal, Australia 1908 - 1915 prime minister, Federal, Australia 1915 - 1921 high commissioner, Federal, Australia	coalmine manager federationist goldminer high commissioner labour party organiser labour politician Member of Lower House newspaper owner prime minister trade union official
Biography Author	D. J. Murphy	all biographies by Murphy, D. J.

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