Frederick William Piesse
Frederick William Piesse (10 December 1848 – 6 March 1902[1]) was a member of the first Australian federal parliament.[2]
Frederick Piesse | |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Tasmania | |
| In office 29 March 1901 – 6 March 1902 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | William Hartnoll |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 December 1848 Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land |
| Died | 6 March 1902 (aged 53) Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Free Trade Party |
Born in Hobart, Tasmania, Piesse worked in law, conveyancing, shipping and horticulture before being elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as the Member for North Hobart in 1893. In April 1894, Piesse resigned from the House of Assembly as part of an arrangement to swap seats with Legislative Council member for Buckingham, Philip Fysh, to enable Fysh to take the role of Treasurer in Edward Braddon's ministry.[3] Piesse served as an Honorary Minister from 1899 to 1901.
Piesse was elected as a Free Trader to the first federal Australian Parliament as one of the five members for Tasmania. His tenure as a federal parliamentarian would be short lived, however, as he died less than a year after his election. He was the first serving Tasmanian Member of the House of Representatives to die.
References
- Tasmanian Parliamentary library profile
- Members since 1901 Archived 1 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Parliament of Australia
- "POLITICAL". Launceston Examiner. LIV (89). Tasmania, Australia. 14 April 1894. p. 5. Retrieved 9 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
| Tasmanian Legislative Council | ||
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| Preceded by Philip Fysh |
Member for Buckingham 1894–1901 |
Succeeded by Tetley Gant |
| Parliament of Australia | ||
| New division | Member for Tasmania 1901–1902 Served alongside: Braddon, Cameron, Fysh, O'Malley |
Succeeded by William Hartnoll |