Robert Homburg
Robert Homburg (born March 10, 1848 in Braunschweig , Duchy of Braunschweig , † March 23, 1912 in Medindie , district of Adelaide in South Australia ) was a German- Australian judge , politician and minister .
Homburg was the first non-British migrant to be appointed as a judge in the Supreme Court , the highest court in South Australia.
Life
Robert Homburg's father was Wilhelm Homburg, a grain trader who emigrated from Braunschweig in 1853 to look for gold in Victoria . Willhelm Homburg's wife Caroline Magdalene Pauline, née Schumacher, and his children followed him to Australia twelve months later. In 1856 the family moved to Tanunda in South Australia. There Robert Homburg received lessons in the English-German Educational Institution .
On April 30, 1873, Robert Homburg married Emilie Peters in Angaston . After his first wife died, he married Johanne Elisabeth Fischer on October 16, 1882 in Adelaide .
Homburg was devoted to music, literature and art. He was not a devout Lutheran, but he was recognized by the pastors.
Professional and political life
After his training, Homburg was employed by a real estate agent. From 1867 was with the lawyer and minister James Penn Boucaut in training. He then worked in the law firm of John William Dower , who was elected 16th Prime Minister of South Australia in June 1885 . In 1874 Homburg was admitted to the bar.
From 1880 onwards, Homburg was elected President of the German Club in Adelaide, where the wealthy and conservative German immigration society cultivated German culture. In 1883 his application for immigration was granted. In 1884 Homburg was elected to the lower house of South Australia for the constituency of Gumeracha. He held this seat of parliament until 1902, then a seat until 1905 for the Murray constituency.
Robert Homburg was Attorney General and Federal Minister of Justice under Prime Minister Thomas Playford II from 1890 to 1892 . He held the same office under Prime Minister John William Downer from 1892 to 1893 and under Prime Minister John Greeley Jenkins from 1904 to 1905.
In 1905, Homburg was appointed judge at the highest court in South Australia. He was the first judge to hold this high post as a non-British migrant . He was, however, controversial in public because he switched to this legal post as a politician. From various sources, however, it can be concluded that the unspoken reason for this criticism was its origin. However, he won over his critics with his incorruptible integrity, impartiality and compassion. He is considered to be one of the first personalities to help bridge the gap between British and non-British culture in public life.
progeny
Robert Homburg's eldest son Hermann Homburg (1874–1964) was a lawyer. He was a minister from 1912 to 1915 and 1927 to 1930 and served in several legislative terms in the lower house of South Australia.
Robert Homburg's second son (1875–1948) became a judge and politician. He was a member of the South Australia House of Commons for the Burra Burra constituency .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g Ian Harmstorf: Homburg, Robert (1848–1912) , on Australian Dictionary of Biography . Retrieved November 10, 2017
- ↑ Hon Robert Homburg Snr , on parliament.sa.gov.au. Retrieved November 10, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Homburg, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Homburg, Robert Hermann (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian lawyer and judge, minister |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 10, 1848 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Braunschweig , Lower Saxony |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 23, 1912 |
| Place of death | Medindie , Adelaide , South Australia |