Australian Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Was an Australian politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. He was Premier of Tasman

Was an Australian politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. He was Premier of Tasmania from 15 June 1928 to 15 March 1934. McPhee was a strong supporter of the temperance movement, and was supported by temperance interests when he unsucces

Was an Australian neurophysiologist who won the 1963 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his w

Was an Australian neurophysiologist who won the 1963 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the synapse. He shared the prize together with Andrew Fielding Huxley and Alan Lloyd Hodgkin.

Was an Australian judge and politician who served as fifth Chief Justice of the High Court of Austra

Was an Australian judge and politician who served as fifth Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia for seventeen years, from 1935 to 1952. In 1922, Latham was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as an independent, running on a campaign

Australian politician, was the 19th Prime Minister of Australia.Although Gorton had been a member of

Australian politician, was the 19th Prime Minister of Australia.Although Gorton had been a member of the Country Party before the war, in 1949 he was elected to the Senate for the Liberal Party. He served in various positions under Robert Menzies and Harold Holt, including Minister for the Navy fom 1958-63, Minister for Works, Minister for the Interior and Minister for Education as well as Leader of the Government in the Senate. Gorton was an energetic and capable minister, and began to be considered leadership material once he moderated his early extremely right-wing views.

Was a pastoralist and parliamentarian from Queensland, Australia. His eldest son was barrister and p

Was a pastoralist and parliamentarian from Queensland, Australia. His eldest son was barrister and parliamentarian Joshua Thomas Bell. He won this seat with a considerable majority and remained in office for six years. In 1868 he stood for the seat of Nor

Was a New Zealand politician. He was National Party Prime Minister from 20 September 1957 to 12 Dece

Was a New Zealand politician. He was National Party Prime Minister from 20 September 1957 to 12 December 1957, then again from 12 December 1960 to 7 February 1972. He was Governor-General of New Zealand from 1977 to 1980. Holyoake was the third longest-serving New Zealand Prime Minister (just under 12 years), surpassed only by Richard Seddon's 13 years and William Massey's close to 13 years. He was known for his diplomatic style and "plummy" voice. He was also fondly (or mockingly) known as Kiwi Keith, a name given to him in childhood.

Was an Australian Commonwealth Minister, Speaker of the House of Representatives and Australia's 17t

Was an Australian Commonwealth Minister, Speaker of the House of Representatives and Australia's 17th longest serving federal Parliamentarian (33 years and one month). He was a member of every non-Australian Labor Party ministry from 1905 to 1926. He was

Was a British social worker, land reformer and independent-minded politician. From 1892–1901 he wa

Was a British social worker, land reformer and independent-minded politician. From 1892–1901 he was a member of the West Ham Borough Council, serving as deputy mayor in 1898. Following his resignation from the Mansfield House Settlement, Alden remained i

Was an Australian politician, Premier of Tasmania and a member of the first federal ministry. Fysh w

Was an Australian politician, Premier of Tasmania and a member of the first federal ministry. Fysh was a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1866–69, 1870–73, 1884–90, and of the Tasmanian House of Assembly 1873–78 (where he was treasurer in

Was an Australian businessman and politician. Wilson ran unsuccessfully for the South Australian Leg

Was an Australian businessman and politician. Wilson ran unsuccessfully for the South Australian Legislative Assembly seats of Torrens in 1912 and East Torrens in 1918, but was elected to the Australian Senate as a candidate of the Farmers and Settlers' A

Was an Australian politician. He was born at Paddington in Sydney to Robert Parkhill, a stonemason,

Was an Australian politician. He was born at Paddington in Sydney to Robert Parkhill, a stonemason, and Isabella, née Chisholm. He began work as a clerk but eventually became alderman of Waverley Municipal Council from 1904–09. He became secretary of the

Was an Australian politician and the 32nd Premier of New South Wales from 1965 to 1975, the first re

Was an Australian politician and the 32nd Premier of New South Wales from 1965 to 1975, the first representing the Liberal Party of Australia. After serving as a bank officer and as a Sergeant in the Second World War, Askin joined the Liberal Party and wa

Was one of the early settlers of Australia and became a landowner and parliamentarian in South Austr

Was one of the early settlers of Australia and became a landowner and parliamentarian in South Australia. Between 1846 and 1848, Davenport was a candidate in the Legislative Council. Between 1849 and 1852 he served as a city commissioner. He contested the

Was an Irish-born pastoralist, politician and philanthropist in Australia. McCaughey had become a me

Was an Irish-born pastoralist, politician and philanthropist in Australia. McCaughey had become a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1899, and in 1905 he was made a Knight Bachelor. McCaughey suffered from nephritis and he died from hear

Was a lawyer and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia from 1906 to 1914. Parker b

Was a lawyer and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia from 1906 to 1914. Parker became a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council and advocated responsible government for the colony. In 1878 he moved for the introduction of

Was an Australian pastoralist, parliamentarian and knight of the realm of Irish birth. He had the do

Was an Australian pastoralist, parliamentarian and knight of the realm of Irish birth. He had the double distinction of being, at separate times, both the Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and the President of the New South Wales Legisla

Was a South Australian politician. He served continuously as Premier of South Australia from 5 Novem

Was a South Australian politician. He served continuously as Premier of South Australia from 5 November 1938 to 10 March 1965, the longest term of any elected government leader in the history of Australia. His tenure as premier was marked by a period of p

Was an Australian politician.In 1885 Ewing left the Lands Department to stand, successfully, for the

Was an Australian politician.In 1885 Ewing left the Lands Department to stand, successfully, for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing the seat of Richmond. Although he was a "theoretical" supporter of free trade, he became a supporter of

Was the fifth Premier of Western Australia and an ardent supporter of the federation movement. From

Was the fifth Premier of Western Australia and an ardent supporter of the federation movement. From 1890 to 1896, James represented Central Ward on Perth City Council. In 1894 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly seat of East Perth. James sat in the

Was an Australian Liberal politician and the 20th Prime Minister of Australia. He was the longest co

Was an Australian Liberal politician and the 20th Prime Minister of Australia. He was the longest continuously serving government minister in Australian history (21 years and 6 months), as well as the longest serving Prime Minister to have never won an el

Australian politician and 20th Prime Minister of Australia, was born in Sydney, New South Wales, whe

Australian politician and 20th Prime Minister of Australia, was born in Sydney, New South Wales, where his father was a lawyer. He was of Irish ancestry.McMahon was elected to the House of Representatives for the Sydney seat of Lowe in 1949, one of the flood of new Liberal MPs known as the "forty-niners". He was capable and ambitious, and in 1951 Prime Minister Robert Menzies made him Minister for Air and Minister for the Navy. Over the next 15 years he held the portfolios of Social Services, Commerce and Agriculture and Labour and National Service. In 1966, when Harold Holt became Prime Minister, McMahon succeeded him as Treasurer and as Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party.

Was Premier of New South Wales from 1941 to 1947, and was the 12th Governor-General of Australia. He

Was Premier of New South Wales from 1941 to 1947, and was the 12th Governor-General of Australia. He was also the oldest Governor General of Australia, at 93 when he died. He was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as a Labor member for Re

Was an Australian entrepreneur and politician, serving as the member for Onkaparinga in the South Au

Was an Australian entrepreneur and politician, serving as the member for Onkaparinga in the South Australian House of Assembly from 1857-1868 and President of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1873 to 1881.In 1857 Milne was elected to the Sout

Was the Premier of South Australia between 1878 and 1881. Morgan was elected to the South Australian

Was the Premier of South Australia between 1878 and 1881. Morgan was elected to the South Australian Legislative Council in August 1867, and was chief secretary in the second James Boucaut government from June 1875 to March 1876. He was chief secretary ag

Was an Australian politician. Between 1870 and 1910, Loton was heavily involved in numerous business

Was an Australian politician. Between 1870 and 1910, Loton was heavily involved in numerous businesses, boards and societies. He was a director of the Perth Building Society from 1872 to 1888; a director of the WA Bank from 1882 to 1924, and its chairman