John Earle (Australian politician)
| John Earle | |
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| 22nd Premier of Tasmania | |
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In office 20 October 1909 – 27 October 1909 |
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| Preceded by | Elliott Lewis |
| Succeeded by | Elliott Lewis |
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In office 6 April 1914 – 15 April 1916 |
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| Preceded by | Albert Solomon |
| Succeeded by | Walter Lee |
| Senator for Tasmania | |
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In office 1 March 1917 – 30 June 1923 |
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| Preceded by | Rudolph Ready |
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15 November 1865 Bridgewater, Tasmania |
| Died | 6 February 1932 (aged 66) Kettering, Tasmania, Australia |
| Political party |
Labor (1903-1916) Nationalist (1916-1928) Independent (1928-1932) |
John Earle (15 November 1865 – 6 February 1932) was an Australian politician and the first Labor Premier of Tasmania.
Born into a farming family of Cornish descent in Bridgewater, Tasmania, Earle left home at 17 to work as a blacksmith's apprentice in a Hobart foundry. He studied mechanical engineering at night school, but left in 1891 for work as a tin miner and gold prospector in Zeehan and then Corinna. Returning to Zeehan in about 1898 he was elected president of the Amalgamated Miners' Association of Victoria and Tasmania, and represented this association at several annual conferences. He was also a member of the local council and chairman of the hospital board.
After an active career as an organiser for the union, Earle helped found the Tasmanian Workers' Political League, forerunner to the Australian Labor Party. In 1903, he became the organisation's first president.
In the same year, Earle stood for the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the electorate of Waratah, but was defeated by three votes. He was successful with his second attempt in 1906 and led the first Tasmanian Labor government into office in 1909; a minority government which lasted a week. For the 1909 election, he transferred to Franklin after Tasmania adopted the Hare-Clark proportional representation system. He returned to office as Premier and Attorney-General in 1914, serving until his defeat at the polls in 1916. While leader of the opposition Earle addressed meetings in favour of conscription and was expelled from the Labor Party.
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