Josiah Thomas (politician)
Josiah Thomas | |
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| Minister for External Affairs | |
| In office 14 October 1911 – 24 June 1913 | |
| Prime Minister | Andrew Fisher |
| Preceded by | Lee Batchelor |
| Succeeded by | Paddy Glynn |
| Postmaster-General of Australia | |
| In office 29 April 1910 – 14 October 1911 | |
| Prime Minister | Andrew Fisher |
| Preceded by | John Quick |
| Succeeded by | Charlie Frazer |
| In office 13 November 1908 – 2 June 1909 | |
| Prime Minister | Andrew Fisher |
| Preceded by | Samuel Mauger |
| Succeeded by | John Quick |
| Senator for New South Wales | |
| In office 14 November 1925 – 30 June 1929 | |
| In office 1 July 1917 – 30 June 1923 | |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Barrier | |
| In office 29 March 1901 – 26 March 1917 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Michael Considine |
| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Alma | |
| In office 17 July 1894 – 11 June 1901 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | William Williams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 April 1863 Camborne, Cornwall, England |
| Died | 5 February 1933 (aged 69) Croydon Park, New South Wales, Australia |
| Political party | Labor (to 1917) Nationalist (from 1917) |
| Spouses | Henrietta Ingleby
(m. 1889–1901)Clara Ingleby (m. 1909) |
| Occupation | Miner, trade unionist |
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Josiah Thomas (28 April 1863 – 5 February 1933) was an Australian politician. He was elected to the House of Representatives at the inaugural 1901 federal election, representing the Labor Party. Thomas served as a minister in Andrew Fisher's first two governments, as Postmaster-General (1908–1909, 1910–1911) and Minister for External Affairs (1911–1913). He joined the Nationalist Party after the 1916 Labor split and transferred to the Senate at the 1917 election, serving as a Senator for New South Wales from 1917 to 1923 and from 1925 to 1929.