Alfred Deakin
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2nd Prime Minister of Australia | |
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In office | |
24 September 1903 – 27 April 1904 5 July 1905–13 November 1908 29 June 1909–29 April 1910 |
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Came after | Edmund Barton |
Came before | 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.
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Prime Ministers of Australia | ![]() |
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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 |