Samuel Mauger

Samuel Mauger
Mauger, 1910s
Postmaster-General of Australia
In office
30 July 1907 – 13 November 1908
Prime MinisterAlfred Deakin
Preceded byAustin Chapman
Succeeded byJosiah Thomas
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Maribyrnong
In office
12 December 1906 – 13 April 1910
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byJames Fenton
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Melbourne Ports
In office
29 March 1901 – 12 December 1906
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byJames Mathews
Personal details
Born(1857-11-12)12 November 1857
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Died26 June 1936(1936-06-26) (aged 78)
Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia
Political partyProtectionist (1901–09)
Liberal (1909–10)
Spouse
Hanna Rice
(m. 1880)
OccupationHat manufacturer

Samuel Mauger (pronounced "major"; 12 November 1857 – 26 June 1936)[1] was an Australian social reformer and politician. He served in the Victorian Legislative Assembly (1900–1901) and the Australian House of Representatives (1901–1910), including as Postmaster-General in the Deakin government (1907–1908). He championed a number of political causes, including workers' rights, protectionism and temperance.

  1. ^ Lack, John (1986). "Mauger, Samuel (1857–1936)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. pp. 451–453. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 5 August 2022.