Alfred_Pillinger

Alfred Pillinger

Alfred Pillinger

Australian politician

Hon. Alfred Thomas Pillinger (1839 – 6 May 1899)[1] was a landowner and politician in colonial Tasmania, Minister of Lands and Works 1888 to 1892.

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Pillinger was born in Antill Ponds, near Oatlands, Van Diemen's Land (later renamed Tasmania), the son of James Pillinger and his wife Sophia, née Peters. He was educated at private schools and Horton College in Ross, Tasmania.[2]

Pilliger was a member for Oatlands in the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 17 July 1876 until his death.[1] In October 1888 he joined the Philip Fysh Government as Minister of Lands and Works, in succession to Edward Braddon. In August 1892 Pillinger resigned with his colleagues in the Fysh Ministry.[3] Pillinger died in Hobart, Tasmania.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Pillinger, Alfred — Pillinger, Alfred Thomas". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Pillinger, Alfred Thomas (1839–1899)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  3. [3]
    Mennell, Philip (1892). "Pillinger, Hon. Alfred Thomas" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
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