Austin Albert Austin (23 November 1855 – 29 July 1925) was an Australian politician.

Biography

Austin was born in

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to pioneer grazier Thomas Austin and Elizabeth Phillips Harding. He came from a political family: his brother

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, cousin

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, nephew

Edward Arthur Austin Edward Arthur Austin (3 July 1875 – 1 May 1940) was an Australian politician. He was born in Avalon to Sidney Austin and Harriet May Austin, whose brothers Austin Austin and Edwin Austin were also politicians. He went on to attend Geelo ...

and grandson

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were all members of the Victorian Parliament. He attended

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and the

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before becoming a grazier, mostly around Elaine. On 29 August 1892 he married Winifred Cameron, with whom he had five children. He served on Meredith Shire Council from 1892 to 1893 and Buninyong Shire Council from 1908 to 1911. In 1902 he was elected to the

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for Grenville, serving until 1904. In 1910 he was elected to the

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for South Western Province. He was a Liberal and a

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, and served until his retirement in 1925. Austin died a few months after his retirement in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Austin, Austin 1855 births 1925 deaths Nationalist Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Members of the Victorian Legislative Council People educated at Geelong Grammar School Colony of Victoria people