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- Alexander_Poynton abstract "Alexander Poynton, OBE, (8 August 1853 – 9 January 1935), was an inaugural member of the Australian House of Representatives.Born in Castlemaine, Victoria to Alexander, who took part in the Eureka Stockade rebellion, and Rosanna Poynton, Poynton left school at 14 to work as a shearer, station-hand and miner, and marry Harriet Brown on 15 July 1880 in Ballarat before moving to South Australia in 1887 and settling in Port Augusta, where he founded the South Australian Shearers Union in 1888. With his support in the labour movement, Poynton unsuccessfully stood for the South Australian House of Assembly Electoral district of Newcastle before his election to the South Australian House of Assembly Electoral district of Flinders in 1893. In parliament Poynton served as Commissioner for Crown Lands in the Vaiben Solomon ministry in 1899.In 1901 Poynton successfully stood for the Australian House of Representatives in the inaugural federal election as a Free Trade Party member for South Australia (which was not divided into electorates at the 1901 ballot). In 1903 he was elected as the Labor Party member for Grey, an electorate he represented until 1922.During his time in parliament Poynton served variously as a member of the royal commission on stripper harvesters, chairman of committees, Treasurer, Minister for Home and Territories and Postmaster-General. Among his political achievements was the establishment of a railway between Port Augusta and Western Australia, for which he lobbied nearly 18 years.During World War I Poynton was a strong supporter of conscription and, following fiery internal party debates on the issue, Poynton left the ALP in November 1916 in support of Labor leader and Prime Minister Billy Hughes to help found first the National Labor Party and later the Nationalist Party. Appointed OBE in 1920 for his work on repatriation issues, Poynton was defeated at the 1922 election. He died in Toorak Gardens and was buried in North Road Cemetery. His wife, a son and four daughters survived him.".
- Alexander_Poynton activeYearsEndDate "1903-12-16".
- Alexander_Poynton activeYearsEndDate "1922-12-16".
- Alexander_Poynton activeYearsStartDate "1901-03-30".
- Alexander_Poynton activeYearsStartDate "1903-12-16".
- Alexander_Poynton associate Charles_Kingston.
- Alexander_Poynton associate Frederick_Holder.
- Alexander_Poynton associate John_Langdon_Bonython.
- Alexander_Poynton associate Lee_Batchelor.
- Alexander_Poynton associate Paddy_Glynn.
- Alexander_Poynton associate Vaiben_Solomon.
- Alexander_Poynton birthDate "1853-08-08".
- Alexander_Poynton birthPlace Castlemaine,_Victoria.
- Alexander_Poynton birthYear "1853".
- Alexander_Poynton deathDate "1935-01-09".
- Alexander_Poynton deathPlace Division_of_South_Australia.
- Alexander_Poynton deathPlace Toorak_Gardens,_South_Australia.
- Alexander_Poynton deathYear "1935".
- Alexander_Poynton occupation Shearer.
- Alexander_Poynton party Australian_Labor_Party.
- Alexander_Poynton party Free_Trade_Party.
- Alexander_Poynton party Nationalist_Party_of_Australia.
- Alexander_Poynton region Division_of_Grey.
- Alexander_Poynton region Division_of_South_Australia.
- Alexander_Poynton successor Andrew_Lacey.
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- Alexander_Poynton after George_Pearce.
- Alexander_Poynton after John_Forrest.
- Alexander_Poynton after William_Gibson_(Australian_politician).
- Alexander_Poynton alongside Charles_Kingston.
- Alexander_Poynton alongside Frederick_Holder.
- Alexander_Poynton alongside John_Langdon_Bonython.
- Alexander_Poynton alongside Lee_Batchelor.
- Alexander_Poynton alongside Paddy_Glynn.
- Alexander_Poynton alongside Vaiben_Solomon.
- Alexander_Poynton before George_Wise.
- Alexander_Poynton before Paddy_Glynn.
- Alexander_Poynton before William_Higgs.
- Alexander_Poynton birthDate "1853-08-08".
- Alexander_Poynton birthPlace "Castlemaine, Victoria".
- Alexander_Poynton constituencyMp Division_of_Grey.
- Alexander_Poynton constituencyMp Division_of_South_Australia.
- Alexander_Poynton dateOfBirth "1853-08-08".
- Alexander_Poynton dateOfDeath "1935-01-09".
- Alexander_Poynton deathDate "1935-01-09".
- Alexander_Poynton deathPlace "Toorak Gardens, South Australia".
- Alexander_Poynton hasPhotoCollection Alexander_Poynton.
- Alexander_Poynton honorificPrefix The_Honourable.
- Alexander_Poynton honorificSuffix Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- Alexander_Poynton name "Alexander Poynton".
- Alexander_Poynton name "Poynton, Alexander".
- Alexander_Poynton nationality "Australian".
- Alexander_Poynton occupation "Shearer, miner".
- Alexander_Poynton parliament "Australian".
- Alexander_Poynton party Australian_Labor_Party.
- Alexander_Poynton party Free_Trade_Party.
- Alexander_Poynton party Nationalist_Party_of_Australia.
- Alexander_Poynton placeOfBirth Castlemaine,_Victoria.
- Alexander_Poynton placeOfDeath Toorak_Gardens,_South_Australia.
- Alexander_Poynton predecessor "New seat".
- Alexander_Poynton shortDescription "Australian politician".
- Alexander_Poynton spouse "Harriet Brown".
- Alexander_Poynton successor Andrew_Lacey.
- Alexander_Poynton successor "Seat abolished".
- Alexander_Poynton termEnd "1903-12-16".
- Alexander_Poynton termEnd "1922-12-16".
- Alexander_Poynton termStart "1901-03-30".
- Alexander_Poynton termStart "1903-12-16".
- Alexander_Poynton title Minister_for_Communications_(Australia).
- Alexander_Poynton title Minister_for_Home_Affairs_(Australia).
- Alexander_Poynton title Treasurer_of_Australia.
- Alexander_Poynton title "Member for Grey".
- Alexander_Poynton title "Member for South Australia".
- Alexander_Poynton years "1901".
- Alexander_Poynton years "1903".
- Alexander_Poynton years "1916".
- Alexander_Poynton years "1920".
- Alexander_Poynton years "1921".
- Alexander_Poynton description "Australian politician".
- Alexander_Poynton description "Australian politician".
- Alexander_Poynton subject Category:1853_births.
- Alexander_Poynton subject Category:1935_deaths.
- Alexander_Poynton subject Category:Australian_Labor_Party_politicians.
- Alexander_Poynton subject Category:Australian_sheep_shearers.
- Alexander_Poynton subject Category:Free_Trade_Party_politicians.
- Alexander_Poynton subject Category:Members_of_the_Australian_House_of_Representatives.
- Alexander_Poynton subject Category:Members_of_the_Australian_House_of_Representatives_for_Grey.
- Alexander_Poynton subject Category:Members_of_the_Cabinet_of_Australia.
- Alexander_Poynton subject Category:Nationalist_Party_of_Australia_politicians.
- Alexander_Poynton subject Category:Officers_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- Alexander_Poynton subject Category:Treasurers_of_Australia.
- Alexander_Poynton type AustralianLaborPartyPoliticians.
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- Alexander_Poynton type FreeTradePartyPoliticians.
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