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Cook, Sir Joseph
Cook, Sir Joseph (b. 7 Dec. 1860, d. 30 July 1947). Prime Minister of Australia, 1913–14 Born in Staffordshire (England), he became a coalminer in 1873, and immigrated to New South Wales in 1887. He was elected to the state Legislative Assembly in 1891, where he became the leader of the parliamentary Labor Party in 1893. Against Labor's wishes he accepted Reid's offer to become Postmaster-General (1894), and became increasingly alienated from his Labor roots. A representative in federal parliament from 1901, he led the Free Traders from 1908, and in the 1913 elections led the Liberals to victory. His slender majority in the House of Representatives, and the hostility of the Senate, precluded the enactment of any major legislation. He became deputy leader of the Nationalist Party in 1917, and was Australian high commissioner, 1921–7.
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JAN PALMOWSKI. "Cook, Sir Joseph." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAN PALMOWSKI. "Cook, Sir Joseph." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-CookSirJoseph.html JAN PALMOWSKI. "Cook, Sir Joseph." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-CookSirJoseph.html |
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Cook, Sir Joseph
Cook, Sir Joseph (1860–1947) Australian politician, Prime Minister (1913–14). Cook was elected Prime Minister in 1913, but he lacked support and was voted out of office the following year.
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"Cook, Sir Joseph." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Cook, Sir Joseph." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-CookSirJoseph.html "Cook, Sir Joseph." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-CookSirJoseph.html |
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