Elliot Johnson (politician)
Sir Elliot Johnson | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 14 June 1917 – 27 February 1923 | |
| Preceded by | Charles McDonald |
| Succeeded by | William Watt |
| In office 9 July 1913 – 7 October 1914 | |
| Preceded by | Charles McDonald |
| Succeeded by | Charles McDonald |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Lang | |
| In office 16 December 1903 – 17 November 1928 | |
| Preceded by | Francis McLean |
| Succeeded by | William Long |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 April 1862 |
| Died | 8 December 1932 (aged 70) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Party | Labor (early 1890s) Free Trade (1903–1906) Anti-Socialist (1906–09) Liberal (1909–17) Nationalist (from 1917) |
| Spouse |
Marie McLachlan (m. 1881) |
| Occupation | Sailor |
Sir William Elliot Johnson KCMG (10 April 1862 – 8 December 1932) was an Australian politician. He was a long-serving member of the House of Representatives (1903–1928) and served non-consecutive terms as Speaker of the House (1913–1914, 1917–1923). He began his career in the Australian Labor Party (ALP) during the early 1890s, but was a member of the anti-Labor parties throughout his tenure in parliament.
Early life
Johnson was born at Newcastle upon Tyne, England, the son of a scene-painter.[1][2]
Johnson was an early member of the Labor Electoral League of New South Wales and served as president of its Newtown branch. He was also a contributor to the Labour Defence Journal. At the 1894 general election he was an unsuccessful candidate for the seat of Marrickville. Johnson later left the party on the grounds that it had "turned wrongly towards socialism and state interference". He was subsequently honorary secretary of the Free Trade and Liberal Association of New South Wales.[2]
Politics
He was defeated at the 1928 general election.
Personal life
Johnson died at Geelong, Victoria, in 1932. He was created a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in 1920.[1]
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Surveyor's Camp at Canberra (1910), by W.E. Johnson.[3]
References
- ^ a b Serle, Percival (1949). "Johnson, William Elliot". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. Retrieved 17 November 2008.
- ^ a b Hawker, G. N. (1983). "Johnson, Sir William Elliot (1862–1932)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 17 November 2008.
- ^ "SURVEYORS' CAMP AT THE CANBERRA FEDERAL CAPITAL SITE". Daily Telegraph (Sydney). 3 February 1910. p. 9. Retrieved 4 October 2024.