- Philip Fysh
Infobox Officeholder
honorific-prefix = Sir
name = Philip Oakley Fysh
honorific-suffix = KCMG
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small
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order = 12th
office = Premier of Tasmania
term_start =9 August 1877
term_end =5 March 1878
deputy =
predecessor =Thomas Reibey
successor =William Giblin
constituency =
majority =
term_start2 =29 March 1887
term_end2 =17 August 1892
deputy2 =
predecessor2 =James Agnew
successor2 =Henry Dobson
constituency2 =
majority2 =
birth_date = birth date|1835|3|1
birth_place =Highbury ,London ,England ,United Kingdom
death_date = death date and age|1919|12|20|1835|3|1
death_place = Sandy Bay,Tasmania ,Australia
nationality =
party =Protectionist Party
spouse = Esther Willis
relations =
children =
residence =
alma_mater =
occupation =Merchant
profession =
net worth =
religion = Anglican
website =
footnotes =Sir Philip Oakley Fysh,
KCMG (1 March 1835 –20 December 1919 ) was anAustralia n politician,Premier of Tasmania and a member of the first federal ministry.Fysh was born in
Highbury ,London and was educated at theDenmark Hill school. He obtained a position in the office of a merchant with large Australian connexions. Fysh migrated toTasmania in 1859, becoming a leading merchant (establishing P. O. Fysh and Company),hop -grower and orchardist.A Protectionist, Fysh was a member of the
Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1866-69, 1870-73, 1884-90, and of theTasmanian House of Assembly 1873-78 (where he was treasurer in theAlfred Kennerley ministry until March 1875) and 1894-99. Fysh became Premier and Chief Secretary of Tasmania in 1877, serving initially until 1878 and returning to the positions in 1887, serving to 1892. He was again elected to the assembly and was treasurer in Braddon's ministry from April 1894 to December 1898, when he was appointed agent-general for Tasmania at London.Fysh took an important part in the federal movement in Tasmania. He was a representative of his colony at the 1891 and 1897 conventions, and was a member of the Australian delegation that watched the passing of the federal bill through the Imperial Parliament.
Fysh was elected to the
Australian House of Representatives in 1901 as a member for Tasmania, and in 1903 as member for theDivision of Denison . He was an Honorary Minister 1901-03 and Postmaster-General 1904-04. He retired in 1910. TheCanberra suburb of Fyshwick is named after him.He was created K.C.M.G. in January 1896.ee also
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Barton Ministry References
* [http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/history/tasparl/fyshp94.htm Parliamentary Library profile]
*Dictionary of Australian Biography|First=Philip|Last=Fysh|Link=http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/0-dict-biogF.html#fysh1
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