Andrew Fisher
Andrew Fisher (born August 29, 1862 in Crosshouse , Ayrshire , Scotland , † October 22, 1928 in London ) was a politician with the Australian Labor Party and three-time Prime Minister of Australia from 1908 to 1909, from 1910 to 1913 and from 1914 to 1915.
Early years
Fisher was one of seven children of Robert Fisher and Jane Garvin. His father was a miner who founded a camp cooperative with nine other men in 1863. Andrew Fisher began working at the Crosshouse Coal Mine when he was 10 years old. In his free time, he continued his education through books he found in his father's cooperative and through attending evening school. At age 17 he was elected secretary of the Ayrshire Miners' Association.
In 1885 he emigrated with his brother to New Guinea, where he arrived on August 17, 1885 and found no work, after which he went to Queensland , Australia . There he worked in various coal and gold mines and received the certificate of haulage machinist . Later he developed numerous economic activities and founded companies.
Politician
He eventually settled in Gympie , where he became president of the United Miners and the local Australian Labor Party in 1891. On March 29, 1901, on the occasion of the first general federal elections, he came to Parliament as a representative of Wide Bay , where he remained a member until 1915. Fisher was against Australian involvement in the war in South Africa. He held various ministerial posts up to prime minister. On October 27, 1915, he resigned as Prime Minister for health reasons. He was succeeded as Prime Minister by Billy Hughes . From January 1916 to 1921 he was High Commissioner for Australia in London .
Fisher was the most successful of the early Prime Ministers. His government founded the Commonwealth Bank and introduced the paper money currency, passed laws on pensions and maternity leave , formed the Australian Royal Australian Navy and the state-owned Trans-Australian Railway ; In addition, the Australian Labor Party, which is closely associated with the trade unions, pushed through the introduction of minimum wages and the eight-hour day nationwide in Australia. During his tenure, Canberra was established as the Australian capital. He is considered the most successful early prime minister in Australia.
The First World War began a month before his third inauguration. His government sent Australian soldiers to fight in Gallipoli , the Middle East and on the Western Front in Europe , and when the war began, Australian troops occupied the German colony of German New Guinea in the Pacific. It was Fisher who promised to defend the motherland to the last shilling.
Fisher married Margaret Irvine, 27, in 1901, with whom he had six children. Fisher Bay , a bay on the George V coast in Antarctica , is named in his honor .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Andrew Fisher on adbonline.anu.edu.an . Retrieved August 28, 2010
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fisher, Andrew |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian politician and prime minister |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 29, 1862 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Crosshouse , Ayrshire, Scotland |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 22, 1928 |
| Place of death | London , England |