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Adye Douglas

Adye Douglas

Surname:DOUGLAS

Given Names:Adye

Title and Honours:Sir

Qualifications:

Date and Place of Birth:31 May 1815 - Thorpe-Next-Norwich, England

Date of Death: 10 April 1906 - Hobart, Tasmania

 

House of Assembly:(1) 8 September 1856 (2) 24 May 1862 (3) 15 September 1871 (4) 24 September 1872

Electorate: (1) Launceston (2) Westbury (3) Norfolk Plains (4) Fingal

Party:Independent

Positions Held:Premier 1884-86; 1892-94

Date of Departure: (1) 1857 (2) September 1871 (3) September 1872 (4) August 1884

Reason for Departure:(1) Resigned. (2) Defeated. (3)N/A (4) Resigned to contest South Esk (LC). Successful.

Legislative Council: (1) 20 March 1855 (2) 21 August 1884 (3) 17 June 1890

Electorate: (1) Launceston (2) South Esk (3) Launceston

Party:Independent

Positions Held:President 20 April 1894 - 2 May 1904

Date of Departure: (1) August 1856 (2) 26 March 1886 (3) 3 May 1904

Reason for Departure:(1) Resigned to contest HA. Successful. (2) Resigned. (3) Retired.

Comments:

House of Assembly Long Room Picture:H

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.