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- William_Haines_(Australian_politician) abstract "Dr William Clark Haines (1810 – 3 February 1866), Australian colonial politician, was the first Premier of Victoria.Haines was born in London, the son of John Haines, a physician. He was educated at Charterhouse School and Caius College, Cambridge, where he graduated in medicine; he later practiced surgery for several years. In 1835 he married Mary Dugard, with whom he had nine children. Haines migrated to the Port Phillip District (later Victoria) in 1841 and settled in the Geelong area. He farmed in the area as well as practising as a surgeon. He was appointed a member of the Victorian Legislative Council (then a partly elected, partly appointive body) in 1851, and in 1853 he was elected for district of Grant. He served as Colonial Secretary 1854-55. Politically, he represented the small farmers against the squatters who owned most of Victoria's land.When Victoria gained full responsible government in 1855 Haines was leader of the Government. He was commissioned as Victoria's first Premier and Chief Secretary on 28 November 1855 and served until 11 March 1857. Haines was elected to the Legislative Assembly for South Grant in November 1856. Haines was again Premier from April 1857 to March 1858. He later served as Treasurer from November 1861 to June 1862, in the third O'Shanassy government. In 1860 he moved to the seat of Portland which he represented until 1864. He served again in the Legislative Council, representing Eastern Province, from August 1865 until his death in February 1866. The historian Raymond Wright describes Haines as a bluff, plain "honest farmer" type, who was "much enjoyed for his appalling public speaking." His main concern as Premier was to democratise the Constitution which had been drawn up for Victoria by colonial officials before self-government, mainly to protect the interests of the squatter class. A bill was introduced to enlarge the Assembly, redraw electoral boundaries and abolish the property qualification for both votes and candidates. But the unstable situation in the Assembly brought his ministry to an early end.".
- William_Haines_(Australian_politician) activeYearsEndDate "1857-03-11".
- William_Haines_(Australian_politician) activeYearsEndDate "1858-03-10".
- William_Haines_(Australian_politician) activeYearsStartDate "1855-11-30".
- William_Haines_(Australian_politician) activeYearsStartDate "1857-04-29".
- William_Haines_(Australian_politician) birthDate "1810".
- William_Haines_(Australian_politician) birthPlace Hampstead.
- William_Haines_(Australian_politician) birthPlace London.
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- William_Haines_(Australian_politician) birthYear "1810".
- William_Haines_(Australian_politician) deathDate "1866-02-03".
- William_Haines_(Australian_politician) deathPlace Melbourne.
- William_Haines_(Australian_politician) deathPlace South_Yarra,_Victoria.
- William_Haines_(Australian_politician) deathPlace Victoria_(Australia).
- William_Haines_(Australian_politician) deathYear "1866".
- William_Haines_(Australian_politician) nationality Australians.
- William_Haines_(Australian_politician) orderInOffice "1st Premier of Victoria".
- William_Haines_(Australian_politician) region Electoral_district_of_South_Grant.
- William_Haines_(Australian_politician) religion Anglicanism.
- William_Haines_(Australian_politician) successor John_O'Shanassy.
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- William_Haines_(Australian_politician) birthDate "1810".
- William_Haines_(Australian_politician) birthPlace Hampstead.
- William_Haines_(Australian_politician) birthPlace London.
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- William_Haines_(Australian_politician) dateOfBirth "1810".
- William_Haines_(Australian_politician) dateOfDeath "1866-02-03".
- William_Haines_(Australian_politician) deathDate "1866-02-03".
- William_Haines_(Australian_politician) deathPlace Melbourne.
- William_Haines_(Australian_politician) deathPlace South_Yarra,_Victoria.
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- William_Haines_(Australian_politician) name "Haines, William".
- William_Haines_(Australian_politician) name "William Clark Haines".
- William_Haines_(Australian_politician) nationality Australians.
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- William_Haines_(Australian_politician) placeOfBirth Hampstead.
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- William_Haines_(Australian_politician) placeOfDeath Melbourne.
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- William_Haines_(Australian_politician) predecessor "-".
- William_Haines_(Australian_politician) predecessor "John O'Shanassy".
- William_Haines_(Australian_politician) religion Anglicanism.
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- William_Haines_(Australian_politician) spouse "Mary Dugard".
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- William_Haines_(Australian_politician) termEnd "1857-03-11".
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