Albert Solomon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian politician
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Place of Birth: Longford, Tasmania, Australia
About Albert Solomon
- Albert Edgar Solomon (7 March 1876 – 5 October 1914) was an Australian politician.
- He was Premier of Tasmania from 14 June 1912 to 6 April 1914. Solomon graduated B.A.
- in 1895 and LL.B.
- in 1897 at the University of Tasmania, and subsequently qualified for the degrees of M.A.
- and LL.M.
- He was admitted to the bar in February 1898.
- He entered politics as one of the six MHAs for Bass in April 1909, and almost immediately became attorney-general and minister for education in the Elliott Lewis second and third ministries, taking the additional position of minister of mines in October 1909.
- When Lewis retired in June 1912, Solomon became premier, attorney-general and minister of education, but he had a bare majority of one and it required much tact and finesse to keep the ministry going until April 1914.
- Attention was given to education and considerable additions were made to the number of state and high schools.
- Never a robust man, Solomon's health broke down, likely from stress, and he died at Hobart aged 38 on 5 October 1914.
- He was a prominent member of the Methodist Church and a temperance reformer.
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