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Philip Fysh

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Australian politician (1835-1919)

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Sir Philip Oakley Fysh was an English-born Australian politician. He arrived in Tasmania in 1859 and became a leading merchant in Hobart. He served two terms as premier of Tasmania and became a leader of the colony's federation movement.

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Fysh at the 1891 Australasian Federal ConventionFysh at the 1891 Australasian Federal ConventionFysh in 1915Fysh in 1915

Awards 1

Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George

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Sir Philip Oakley Fysh was an English-born Australian politician. He arrived in Tasmania in 1859 and became a leading merchant in Hobart. He served two terms as premier of Tasmania and became a leader of the colony's federation movement. He subsequently won election to the new federal House of Representatives (1901-1910) and was invited to represent Tasmania in the first federal ministry, serving as minister without portfolio (1901-1903) and Postmaster-General (1903-1904).

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Australia
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1835 to 1919 · aged 84
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