Fisher, Andrew

Personal

Fisher, Andrew
Birth Date: 29 August 1862 (Kilmaurs, Ayrshire)
Death Date: 22 October 1928 (London)
Parents: Robert Fisher and Jane (nee Garvin)
Family: Margaret Jane Irvine in Gympie on 31 December 1901, 5 sons, 1 daughter
Education: Kilmaurs elementary school
Religion: Presbyterian

Career

Miner; union official; Obtained an engine driver's certificate and worked on the South Great Eastern Extended mine; Chairman and parliamentary leader of ALP 1907; Privy councilor 1911; High Commissioner for Australia, 1916 to 1921

Parliamentary Representation

House Party Electorate From To Elected/Departure Reason
Assembly ALP Gympie 29 Apr 1893 28 Mar 1896
Assembly ALP Gympie 11 Mar 1899 9 May 1901 Retired

Parliamentary Service

Description From To
Secretary for Railways and Public Works 1 Dec 1899 7 Dec 1899

Additional Information

Notes: During his second term as Prime Minister Labor established the Commonwealth Bank, Introduced maternity allowances and workers compensation for Commonwealth employees, liberalised invalid and old age pensions and proposed stricter regulations for wages, working hours and employment conditions
Sources: Image courtesy of the John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Neg: 72105; Australian Dictionary of Biography, V. 8: 1891-1939; Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001)
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