27th Premier of South Australia. A member of the South Australian Labor Party and, later, the National Party of South Australia, he served as premier from 3 April 1915 to 14 July 1917. Prior to becoming premier, he was educated at the Norwood and Marryatville public schools and then Prince Alfred College. He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1905 to 1918. He served as treasurer and minister of education for South Australia and served as Labor leader in 1913. He is best remembered for implementing a number of progressive changes which affected education as well as women's and workers' rights. However, his support for the conscription referendum, which split the labor party, caused his defeat in 1917. He tried to regain his seat in the assembly in 1918 but lost. He retired from politics in 1918 and moved to Sydney. A noted journalist, he became managing director of the British-Australian Cotton-Growing Association and also wrote radio plays and books.
27th Premier of South Australia. A member of the South Australian Labor Party and, later, the National Party of South Australia, he served as premier from 3 April 1915 to 14 July 1917. Prior to becoming premier, he was educated at the Norwood and Marryatville public schools and then Prince Alfred College. He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1905 to 1918. He served as treasurer and minister of education for South Australia and served as Labor leader in 1913. He is best remembered for implementing a number of progressive changes which affected education as well as women's and workers' rights. However, his support for the conscription referendum, which split the labor party, caused his defeat in 1917. He tried to regain his seat in the assembly in 1918 but lost. He retired from politics in 1918 and moved to Sydney. A noted journalist, he became managing director of the British-Australian Cotton-Growing Association and also wrote radio plays and books.
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