Joseph Lyons
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Joseph Aloysius Lyons was an Australian politician who served as the tenth prime minister of Australia, from 1932 until his death in 1939. He held office as the inaugural leader of the United Australi
Official portrait c. 1932
Lyons in 1935 standing outside his birthplace and childhood home in Stanley, Tasmania
Lyons as a state government minister (c. 1914–16)
Caricature of Lyons as premier
Enid Lyons
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Dame Enid Muriel Lyons was an Australian politician. She was notable as being the first woman to be elected to the House of Representatives and to serve in the federal cabinet. Prior to her own politi
Joseph Lyons
…minister from Tasmania and one of two state premiers who have become prime minister, along with George Reid. Several years after his death, his widow Enid Lyons became the first woman elected to the House of Representatives. Lyons was born in Stanley, Tasmania, on 15 September 1879. He was the fifth of eight…
Lyons in 1950
Lyons and her husband, c. 1930
Signed photograph of Lyons
Enid and Joseph Lyons during his premiership