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Members of the Australian Senate, 1901-1903
This is a list of members of the first Australian Senate, who served from 29 March 1901 to 31 December 1903.
Member | Expiry | State | Party | Term | Lifespan | Birthplace | Positions | Notes | ||
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Sir Richard Baker | 1906 | SA | Free Trade | 1901–1906 | 1842–1911 | Adelaide, SA | President of the Senate | |||
John Barrett | 1903 | VIC | Labour | 1901–1903 | 1858–1928 | Carlton, Vic | ||||
Robert Best | 1903 | VIC | Protectionist | 1901–1910 | 1856–1946 | Collingwood, Vic | Deputy President of the Senate and Chairman of Committees | Later a member of the House of Representatives (1910–1922). | ||
Cyril Cameron | 1903 | TAS | Protectionist | 1901–1903 1906–1913 |
1857–1941 | Launceston, Tas | ||||
David Charleston | 1903 | SA | Free Trade | 1901–1903 | 1848–1934 | St Erth, England | ||||
John Clemons | 1906 | TAS | Free Trade | 1901–1914 | 1862–1944 | Launceston, Tas | Free Trade Party whip | |||
Anderson Dawson | 1906 | QLD | Labour | 1901–1906 | 1863–1910 | Rockhampton, Qld | ||||
Hugh de Largie | 1903 | WA | Labour | 1901–1923 | 1859–1947 | Airdrie, Scotland | ||||
Henry Dobson | 1903 | TAS | Free Trade | 1901–1910 | 1841–1918 | Hobart, Tas | ||||
Sir John Downer | 1903 | SA | Protectionist | 1901–1903 | 1843–1915 | Adelaide, SA | ||||
James Drake | 1906 | QLD | Protectionist | 1901–1906 | 1850–1941 | London, England | Postmaster-General (to 24 September 1903) Attorney-General (from 24 September 1903) |
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Norman Ewing | 1903 | WA | Free Trade | 1901–1903 | 1870–1928 | Wollongong, NSW | Resigned on 17 April 1903; replaced by Henry Saunders. | |||
John Ferguson | 1903 | QLD | Free Trade | 1901–1903 | 1830–1906 | Kenmore, Scotland | Seat declared vacant on 6 October 1903 due to lack of attendance; no appointment was made due to the proximity of the next election. | |||
Simon Fraser | 1906 | VIC | Protectionist | 1901–1913 | 1832–1919 | Pictou, Canada | ||||
Thomas Glassey | 1903 | QLD | Protectionist (to 1903) |
1901–1903 | 1844–1936 | Markethill, Ireland | Lost party endorsement for the 1903 election and stood as an independent protectionist. | |||
Independent (from 1903) | ||||||||||
Albert Gould | 1906 | NSW | Free Trade | 1901–1917 | 1847–1936 | Sydney, NSW | ||||
Edward Harney | 1903 | WA | Free Trade | 1901–1903 | 1865–1929 | Dublin, Ireland | Later a member of the British House of Commons (1922–1929). | |||
William Higgs | 1906 | QLD | Labour | 1901–1906 | 1862–1951 | Wingham, NSW | Later a member of the House of Representatives (1910–1922). | |||
John Keating | 1906 | TAS | Protectionist | 1901–1923 | 1872–1940 | Hobart, Tas | Protectionist Party whip | |||
James Macfarlane | 1903 | TAS | Free Trade | 1901–1910 | 1844–1914 | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||
Alexander Matheson | 1906 | WA | Free Trade | 1901–1906 | 1861–1929 | Mayfair, England | ||||
Gregor McGregor | 1903 | SA | Labour | 1901–1914 | 1848–1914 | Argyll, Scotland | Leader of the Labour Party in the Senate Deputy Leader of the Labour Party |
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Edward Millen | 1906 | NSW | Free Trade | 1901–1923 | 1860–1923 | Deal, England | Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate | |||
John Neild | 1903 | NSW | Free Trade | 1901–1910 | 1846–1911 | Bristol, England | ||||
Richard O'Connor | 1903 | NSW | Protectionist | 1901–1903 | 1851–1912 | Sydney, NSW | Leader of the Government in the Senate (to 24 September 1903) Vice-President of the Executive Council (to 24 September 1903) |
Resigned on 27 September 1903; replaced by Charles Mackellar. | ||
David O'Keefe | 1906 | TAS | Labour | 1901–1906 1910–1920 |
1864–1943 | Longford, Tas | Later a member of the House of Representatives (1922–1925). Elected as a Protectionist with Labour endorsement (there was no formal Labour Party in Tasmania), he joined the Labour Party when parliament sat. | |||
George Pearce | 1906 | WA | Labour | 1901–1938 | 1870–1952 | Mount Barker, SA | ||||
Thomas Playford | 1906 | SA | Protectionist | 1901–1906 | 1837–1915 | Bethnal Green, England | Leader of the Government in the Senate (from 24 September 1903) Vice-President of the Executive Council (from 24 September 1903) |
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Edward Pulsford | 1903 | NSW | Free Trade | 1901–1910 | 1844–1919 | Burslem, England | ||||
Sir Frederick Sargood | 1906 | VIC | Free Trade | 1901–1903 | 1834–1903 | Walworth, England | Died on 2 January 1903; replaced by Robert Reid. | |||
Staniforth Smith | 1906 | WA | Free Trade | 1901–1906 | 1869–1934 | Kingston, Vic | ||||
James Stewart | 1903 | QLD | Labour | 1901–1917 | 1850–1931 | Grantown-on-Spey, Scotland | ||||
James Styles | 1903 | VIC | Protectionist | 1901–1906 | 1841–1913 | Croydon, England | ||||
Sir Josiah Symon | 1906 | SA | Free Trade | 1901–1913 | 1846–1934 | Wick, Scotland | Leader of the Opposition in the Senate | |||
James Walker | 1906 | NSW | Free Trade | 1901–1913 | 1841–1923 | Leith, Scotland | ||||
Sir William Zeal | 1906 | VIC | Protectionist | 1901–1906 | 1830–1912 | Westbury, England | ||||
Appointees | ||||||||||
Robert Reid | 1903 | VIC | Free Trade | 1903 | 1842–1904 | Leven, Scotland | Appointed on 21 January 1903 to fill the casual vacancy caused by the death of Sir Frederick Sargood. | |||
Henry Saunders | 1903 | WA | Free Trade | 1903 | 1855–1919 | London, England | Appointed on 20 May 1903 to fill the casual vacancy caused by the resignation of Norman Ewing. | |||
Charles Mackellar | 1903 | NSW | Protectionist | 1903 | 1844–1926 | Sydney, NSW | Appointed on 8 October 1903 to fill the casual vacancy caused by the resignation of Richard O'Connor. |
Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1901-1903
This is a list of members of the first Australian House of Representatives, who served from 29 March 1901 to 16 December 1903.