Fisher, Andrew - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Fisher, Andrew Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
1,027,454,430 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Fisher, Andrew

   Also found in: Encyclopedia 0.04 sec.

Fisher, Andrew (1862-1928)

Australian Labor politician. Born in Scotland, he went to Australia in 1885. He entered the Australian parliament in 1901 and became Labor Party leader in 1907. He was prime minister 1908-09, 1910-13, and 1914-15, and Australian high commissioner to the UK 1916-21.

He left school at an early age and worked in the coalmines before migrating. A teetotal Presbyterian, he introduced welfare reforms, including invalidity pensions and maternity allowances, and began the transcontinental railway. An opponent to conscription to assist the Imperial war effort, he resigned as party leader in 1915 in favour of Billy Hughes.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
No references found
 
 
Hutchinson browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.. Terms of Use.