Alexander Poynton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian politician
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Place of Birth: Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
About Alexander Poynton
- Alexander Poynton OBE (8 August 1853 – 9 January 1935) was an Australian politician.
- He held ministerial office under Prime Minister Billy Hughes, serving as Treasurer (1916–1917), Minister for Home and Territories (1920–1921), and Postmaster-General (1921–1923). Poynton was a shearer and union leader before entering politics.
- He served in the South Australian House of Assembly (1893–1901) as a supporter of the labour movement before winning election to the House of Representatives at the 1901 federal election.
- Following the Australian Labor Party split of 1916 he followed Hughes into the Nationalist Party.
- He lost his seat at the 1922 election.
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