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Jens August Jensen

Jens August Jensen

Surname: JENSEN

Given Names: Jens August

Title and Honours: Mr

Qualifications:

Date and Place of Birth: 1865 - Ballarat, Victoria

Date of Death: 16 November 1936 - Melbourne, Victoria

 

 

House of Assembly: (1) 2 April 1903 (2) 30 April 1909 (3) 10 June 1922 (4) 30 May 1928

Electorate: (1) George Town (2) Wilmot (Lyons) (3) Bass (4) Wilmot (Lyons)

Party: (1) Independent (2) Independent Labor (3) ALP

Positions Held: Minister 20-27 October 1909

Date of Departure: (1) 30 April 1909 (2) 25 February 1910 (3) 3 June 1925 (4) 9 June 1934

Reason for Departure: (1) Transferred to new seat of Wilmot. (2) Resigned. (3) Defeated. (4) Retired.

Comments:

MHR (Bass) 1910-19

House of Assembly Long Room Picture: 282

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.