Alfred Deakin
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Alfred Deakin was an Australian politician who served as the second prime minister of Australia from 1903 to 1904, 1905 to 1908, and 1909 to 1910. He held office as the leader of the Protectionist Par
Official portrait, 1905
Deakin as a young man in 1877
Caricature of Deakin in 1886
Alfred Deakin in 1898
Edmund Barton
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Sir Edmund "Toby" Barton was an Australian politician, barrister and jurist who served as the first prime minister of Australia from 1901 to 1903. He held office as the leader of the Protectionist Par
Alfred Deakin
…for its adoption. After the Federation in 1901, Deakin became the inaugural attorney-general of Australia in the ministry led by his close friend Edmund Barton. He succeeded Barton as prime minister in September 1903. Two subsequent elections in 1903 and 1906 produced an even split between three parties, with…
Official portrait, 1902
Barton in 1866, aged 17
Barton as Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Photo in 1898 of the future 1st prime minister of Australia Edmund Barton aged 49 and 2nd prime minister of Australia Alfred Deakin