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William Robert Giblin

William Robert Giblin

Surname: GIBLIN

Given Names: William Robert

Title and Honours: Mr

Qualifications:

Date and Place of Birth: 4 November 1840 - Hobart, Tasmania

Date of Death: 17 January 1887 - Hobart, Tasmania

 

House of Assembly: (1) 13 March 1869 (2) 1 September 1871 (3) 22 August 1877

Electorate: (1) Hobart Town (2) Central Hobart (3) Wellington

Party: Indepentent

Positions Held: Opposition Leader November 1872 -August 1873; July 1876 -June 1877; January 1879 -October 1879. Premier 5 March 1878 - 20 December 1878; 30 October 1879 -15 August 1884; various other portfolios.

Date of Departure: (1) August 1871 (2) 22 June 1877 (3) 11 February 1885

Reason for Departure: (1) Transferred seat. (2) Defeated. (3) Resigned.

Comments:

House of Assembly Long Room Picture: 118

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.