Sir Joseph Cook
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The Right Honourable Sir Joseph Cook GCMG |
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| 6th Prime Minister of Australia Elections: 1913, 1914 |
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In office 24 June 1913 – 17 September 1914 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Governor-General |
Lord Denman Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson |
| Preceded by | Andrew Fisher |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Fisher |
| Leader of the Commonwealth Liberal Party | |
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In office 20 January 1913 – 17 February 1917 |
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| Deputy | John Forrest |
| Preceded by | Alfred Deakin |
| Succeeded by | Position Abolished |
| Leader of the Anti-Socialist Party | |
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In office 17 November 1908 – 26 May 1909 |
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| Preceded by | George Reid |
| Succeeded by | Position Abolished |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 17 November 1908 – 26 May 1909 |
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| Prime Minister | Andrew Fisher |
| Preceded by | George Reid |
| Succeeded by | Alfred Deakin |
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In office 20 January 1913 – 24 June 1913 |
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| Prime Minister | Andrew Fisher |
| Preceded by | Alfred Deakin |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Fisher |
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In office 8 October 1914 – 17 February 1917 |
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| Prime Minister | Andrew Fisher Billy Hughes |
| Preceded by | Andrew Fisher |
| Succeeded by | Frank Tudor |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Parramatta | |
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In office 30 March 1901 – 10 December 1921 |
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| Preceded by | Seat Created |
| Succeeded by | Herbert Pratten |
| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Hartley |
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In office 6 June 1891 – 30 March 1901 Serving with George Donald (1891–1894) |
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| Preceded by | John Hurley |
| Succeeded by | John Hurley |
| Personal details | |
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Joseph Cooke 7 December 1860 Silverdale, Staffordshire, England |
| Died | 30 July 1947 (aged 86) Bellevue Hill, New South Wales, Australia |
| Resting place | Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens, New South Wales, Australia |
| Political party | Nationalist (after 1917) |
| Other political affiliations |
Labour (Labor) (until 1894) Free Trade (1894–1909) Commonwealth Liberal (1909–1917) |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Turner (m. 1885; wid. 1947) |
| Relations | Peter Cook (grandson) |
| Children | 8, including Richard |
| Occupation |
Colliery worker (Silverdale collieries) Trade union executive (Western Miners Association) |
Sir Joseph Cook, GCMG, PC (7 December 1860 – 30 July 1947) was an Australian politician who served as Prime Minister of Australia from 1913 to 1914. He led the Anti-Socialist Party from 1908 to 1909 and the Commonwealth Liberal Party from 1913 to 1917.
Cook was born in Silverdale, Staffordshire, England. He began working in the local coal mines at the age of nine. Cook emigrated to Australia in 1885, settling in Lithgow, New South Wales. He became involved with the local trade union movement, serving as an official for a miners' union. In 1891, Cook was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as a representative of the fledgling Labor Party. He was elected leader of the party in 1893, but the following year left due to a policy dispute. Cook subsequently joined the Free Trade Party, and from 1894 to 1899 served as a government minister under George Reid.
In 1901, Cook was elected to the new federal parliament representing the Division of Parramatta. He became deputy leader of the federal Free Trade Party, again under George Reid, and in 1908 replaced Reid as leader (by which time the party had been renamed the Anti-Socialist Party). In 1909, Cook agreed to merge his party with the Protectionist Party of Alfred Deakin, in order to form a unified opposition to Labor. He became deputy leader of the new Commonwealth Liberal Party, and served as Minister for Defence in Deakin's government from 1909 to 1910.
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