George Turner (Australian politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
About George Turner (Australian politician)
- Sir George Turner (8 August 1851 – 13 August 1916), Australian politician, was the 18th Premier of Victoria and the first Treasurer of Australia in the federal Barton Ministry. Turner was born in Melbourne: he was the first Premier of Victoria born in the colony.
- He received a sound education and began work as a clerk in a law office, matriculating in 1872 and being admitted to practise as a solicitor in 1881.
- He was a founding member of the Australian Natives' Association, an influential lobby group of Australian-born political liberals who campaigned for Australian federation and other causes.
- He was a member of the town council in St Kilda and was mayor in 1887–1888.
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