Alfred Richard Outtrim
| Alfred Richard Outtrim | |
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In office December 1885 – April 1892 |
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| Constituency | Maryborough and Talbot |
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In office May 1892 – September 1902 |
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| Constituency | Maryborough |
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In office June 1904 – September 1920 |
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| Constituency | Maryborough |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 March 1845 London, England |
| Died | 21 December 1925 (aged 80) Carisbrook, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal (1885–1902) Labor (1904–1916) National Labor (1916–1917) Nationalist (1917–1920) |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Lavinia Tutcher |
| Profession | Auctioneer |
Alfred Richard Outtrim (1845–1925) was a long serving Victorian politician who gained a reputation as a competent government minister a promoter of women's suffrage and regional development.
Before Federation he was a liberal Minister in the Munro, Shiels and McLean governments. He served seven terms in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1885 before being defeated by F. J. Field in 1902. Joining with Labor, Outtrim successfully recontested Maryborough in 1904 and then served an additional seven terms to 1920 ending his political career as the father of the house.
Before the 1890s, there was no formal party system in Victoria. Party labels before that time indicate a general tendency only. From the 1880s, until after Federation in 1901, Victorian politics were dominated by Protectionist Liberals, who were opposed by Free Trade Conservatives. The Labor Party did not emerge as a major party until after 1910, which meant that Victoria was slow to develop a two-party system. Outtrim's political career reflects this strongly.
Over the course of his 34-year parliamentary career, Outtrim changed parties several times: from 1885 to 1902 he served as a liberal and supported liberal and reform administrations. In 1902 he was defeated in Maryborough but returned representing Labor from 1904 to 1916. With the split in Labor over conscription Outtrim sided with Prime Minister Billy Hughes and became a Nationalist from 1916. Outtrim was now the father of the Victorian Assembly and in 1920 he was finally defeated by Labor's George Frost.
In December 1851 when he was just 6, Alfred, his two sisters and four brothers and their mother arrived from England to join their father. Shortly after, his father and youngest brother died and the family was forced to live in a tent in Collingwood.
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