Anderson Dawson

Anderson Dawson
14th Premier of Queensland
In office
1 December 1899 – 7 December 1899
Preceded byJames Dickson
Succeeded byRobert Philp
ConstituencyCharters Towers
Minister for Defence
In office
27 April 1904 – 18 August 1904
Prime MinisterChris Watson
Preceded byAustin Chapman
Succeeded byJames McCay
Australian Senator for Queensland
In office
30 March 1901 – 31 December 1906
Leader of the Opposition of Queensland
In office
12 May 1899 – 1 December 1899
Preceded byThomas Glassey
Succeeded byRobert Philp
In office
7 December 1899 – 16 July 1900
Preceded byRobert Philp
Succeeded byBilly Browne
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Charters Towers
In office
13 May 1893 – 11 June 1901
Serving with John Dunsford
Preceded byRobert Sayers
Succeeded byJohn Burrows
Personal details
Born
Andrew Dawson

(1863-07-16)16 July 1863
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Died20 July 1910(1910-07-20) (aged 47)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting placeToowong Cemetery
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
SpouseCaroline Ryan née Quin
OccupationUnion organizer, Journalist, Gold miner

Andrew Dawson (16 July 1863 – 20 July 1910), usually known as Anderson Dawson, was an Australian politician and unionist who served as the 14th premier of Queensland for one week from the 1 to the 7 of December 1899. This short-lived premiership was the first Australian Labor Party (ALP) government in Australia and the first parliamentary labour party government anywhere in the world.[1]

  1. ^ Davies, Glenn A. "DAWSON, Andrew (Anderson) (1863–1910) Senator for Queensland, 1901–06 (Labor Party)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 26 May 2022.