Alfred Deakin

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Hon Alfred William Deakin
Alfred Deakin

In office
24 September 1903 – 27 April 1904
5 July 190513 November 1908
29 June 190929 April 1910
Preceded by Edmund Barton
Succeeded by Chris Watson
Andrew Fisher

Born 3 August 1856
Melbourne, Victoria
Died 7 October 1919
Political party Protectionist, Fusion

Alfred William Deakin (3 August 1856 - 7 October 1919) was the second Prime Minister of Australia.

He was born in Melbourne. In the 1890s he helped Australia become a country. He was Attorney-General (head lawyer) when Edmund Barton was Prime Minister and then became Prime Minister after Barton left. He was Prime Minister three times. His government started Australian money and the Australian navy.

When he was old he had Alzheimer's disease which made him forget a lot of things.

Prime Ministers of Australia
Barton | Deakin | Watson | Reid | Fisher | Cook | Hughes | Bruce | Scullin | Lyons | Page | Menzies | Fadden | Curtin | Forde | Chifley | Holt | McEwen | Gorton | McMahon | Whitlam | Fraser | Hawke | Keating | Howard