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Philip Oakley Fysh

Philip Oakley Fysh

Surname: FYSH

Given Names: Philip Oakley

Title and Honours: Sir, KCMG (1 January 1896)

Qualifications:

Date and Place of Birth: 1 March 1835 - Highbury, London, England

Date of Death: 20 December 1919 - Sandy Bay, Tasmania

 

House of Assembly: (1) 8 August 1873 (2) 24 April 1894 (3) 20 January 1897

Electorate: (1) East Hobart (2) North Hobart (3) Hobart

Party:

Positions Held: Minister 1873-75; 1894-98

Date of Departure: (1) November 1878 (2) January 1897 (3) 30 December 1898

Reason for Departure: (3) Appointed Attorney General.

Legislative Council: (1) 15 June 1866 (2) 9 November 1870 (3) 15 March 1884

Electorate: (1) Hobart (2) Buckingham (3) Buckingham

Party:

Positions Held: Opposition Leader July 1877 - August 1877; Premier 9 August 1877 - 5 March 1878; 30 March 1887 - 17 August 1892; Minister 1887-92

Date of Departure: (1) 22 March 1869 (2) August 1873 (3) 8 May 1898

Reason for Departure: (1) Resigned. (2) Resigned. (3) Resigned.

Comments:

MHR (Tasmania/Denison) 1901-10. Grandfather and great grandfather of various Shoobridge MPs.

House of Assembly Long Room Picture: 94

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.