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Andrew Inglis Clark

Andrew Inglis Clark

Surname: CLARK

Given Names: Andrew Inglis

Title and Honours: Mr

Qualifications: Engineer, Lawyer

Date and Place of Birth:24 February 1848 - Hobart, Tasmania

Date of Death: 14 November 1907 - Hobart, Tasmania

 

 

House of Assembly: (1) 26 July 1878 (2) 4 March 1887 (3) 20 January 1897

Electorate: (1) Norfolk Plains (2) South Hobart (3) Hobart

Party: Independent

Positions Held: Opposition Leader 1897-98; Attorney-General March 1887 - August 1892; April 1894 - October 1897

Date of Departure (1) 29 May 1882 (2) 20 January 1897 (3) 17 June 1898

Reason for Departure: (1) Defeated. (2) Seat abolished. (3) Resigned.

Comments:

Appointed senior judge of Tasmanian Supreme Court 1 May 1901. Played major role in Federation movement.

Formulated the current Tasmanian electoral system in concert with Thomas Hare.

House of Assembly Long Room Picture: 171

Comments:

House of Assembly Long Room Picture Number indicates each Member's position in the photographic record.

Source: Parliament of Tasmania Members Biographical Database, Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.

Additional Reference Material:

A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics, 1890-1964 [by] Colin A. Hughes and B. D. Graham. Canberra, ANU Press, 1968. Biographical Register of the Tasmanian Parliament, 1851-1960 / Scott Bennett and Barbara Bennett. Canberra : ANU, 1980.