Andrew Kirkpatrick (Australian politician)
| Andrew Kirkpatrick | |
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| 17th Leader of the Opposition (SA) Elections: 1918 |
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In office 1917–1918 |
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| Preceded by | Crawford Vaughan |
| Succeeded by | John Gunn |
| 6th Australian Labor Party (SA) leader | |
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In office 1917–1918 |
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| Preceded by | Crawford Vaughan |
| Succeeded by | John Gunn |
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| Born | 4 January 1848 |
| Died | 19 August 1928 |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party (SA) |
The Hon Andrew Alexander Kirkpatrick (4 January 1848 – 19 August 1928) was an Australian politician, representing the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party. He was a member of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1891 to 1897 and 1900 to 1909, a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1915 to 1918, and again a member of the Legislative Council from 1918 to 1928. He was the state Agent General in London from 1909 to 1914. Kirkpatrick was state Labor leader from 1917 to 1918, when the party split nationally over Billy Hughes' stance on conscription.
Kirkpatrick was born in 1848, and started working at the age of nine. He arrived in South Australia in 1860, went to night school, and apprenticed in the printing trade. He worked at The Advertiser and the Government Printing Office before founding his own printing firm. He served as the first president of the National Liberal Reform League in 1883, assisted in forming the United Trades and Labour Council of South Australia in 1884, and served on its parliamentary committee selecting candidates to support prior to the formation of the Labor Party. In 1891, along with David Charleston and Robert Guthrie, he became one of the first Labor members of the Legislative Council, defeating Alexander Hay for his Southern District seat. He was defeated in 1897, but re-elected for the Central District in 1900. He served as Chief Secretary and Minister for Industry in the Price government from 1905 until 1909, when he was appointed the state's Agent-General in London. He was the first Agent General for South Australia to come from the Labor Party.
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