18-529: Neil Lewis may refer to: Sir Neil Elliott Lewis (1858–1935), Australian politician Neil Lewis (footballer) (born 1974), English football defender Neil Lewis (journalist) former journalist with the New York Times [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
36-462: A Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG). He married, in 1896, Lina Henrietta Youl, daughter of Charles Youl, JP, and granddaughter of Sir James Arndell Youl , KCMG. They had two sons. James Dickson (Queensland politician) Sir James Robert Dickson , KCMG FRGS (30 November 1832 – 10 January 1901) was an Australian politician and businessman,
54-590: The 1886 election and remained a member of parliament until 1903. During this time he represented conservative interests and policies in opposition to liberals such as Philip Fysh , Sir Edward Braddon and Andrew Inglis Clark . He served in Henry Dobson 's ministry from 1892 until 1894 as Attorney-General, and was Leader of the Opposition 1894–1899. He was also an ardent federalist, having accompanied his predecessor as Premier, Sir Edward Braddon , as part of
72-649: The Bank of Australasia and then for Rae, Dickson & Co., his cousin's merchant firm. He moved to the Colony of Queensland in 1862, working for an estate agent for a period and then establishing himself as an auctioneer and land agent. He built Toorak House , a villa overlooking the Brisbane River . Dickson was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Enoggera in 1873. He
90-776: The 13th Premier of Queensland and a member of the first federal ministry. Dickson was born on 30 November 1832 in Plymouth , Devon , England. He was the only son of Mary Maria (née Palmer) and James Dickson. He was educated in Scotland at the High School of Glasgow , and subsequently worked as a junior clerk at the City of Glasgow Bank . Dickson arrived in Australia in 1854 during the Victorian gold rush . He initially worked for
108-580: The Queensland referendum on the proposed Constitution of Australia in 1900. As a result, Dickson was appointed Minister for Defence in the first federal ministry under Edmund Barton on 1 January 1901. He was intending to stand for election to the first Federal Parliament, but on 10 January he died after being taken ill at the Commonwealth's inaugural ceremonies in Sydney on 1 January. He
126-461: The Tasmanian delegation to the 1897–1898 convention. In early October 1899, following a number of scandals affecting members of his Ministry, Braddon lost a vote of confidence on the floor of Parliament and was obliged to resign, and Lewis became Premier of Tasmania on 12 October 1899. He served in this role until 1903, encouraging producing interests and endeavouring to find fresh markets. Lewis
144-604: The diploma of associate of arts with gold medal, and was awarded a Tasmanian scholarship. Lewis then attended Balliol College , Oxford University graduating B.A. , 1882 and M.A. & B.C.L. in 1885. He was admitted as a barrister in London in 1883 and returned to Tasmania where he was admitted as a barrister in December 1885 and commenced a private practice. Lewis was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly at
162-465: The inaugural Barton Cabinet. At the 1903 election , Lewis' seat of Richmond was abolished, and he failed to win the new seat of Central Hobart ; the only time a Tasmanian premier has been defeated in a general election. Lewis failed in a second attempt in 1906, but won one of the Denison seats under the statewide Hare-Clark system at the 1909 election —ironic in light of his ardent opposition to
180-399: The leader of the world's first Labour Party government. The Ministerialists regrouped a week later to vote Dawson out of office. Dickson lacked support to become Premier again, and that position instead went to Robert Philp , in whose government Dickson was Chief Secretary. Dickson was a leading supporter of federation in Queensland and was mainly responsible for winning a "yes" vote in
198-488: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Neil_Lewis&oldid=994499369 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Elliott Lewis (politician) Sir Neil Elliott Lewis KCMG (27 October 1858 – 22 September 1935), Australian politician,
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#1732798057079216-499: The so-called Continuous Ministry of the late 1890s, Dickson attained the positions of Secretary for Railways in 1897, Postmaster-General and Home Secretary 1898–99. In September 1898, after the death of Thomas Byrnes he was made Premier. The Continuous Ministry by this stage was falling apart, and Dickson had only a brief period in office before Anderson Dawson gained the support of the Legislative Assembly to become
234-738: The system. Lewis was to serve in Parliament for another 13 years. Lewis was again Premier of Tasmania in 1909, and again from 1909 to 1912. During these times he also held the post of Attorney-General. After leaving politics in 1922, he became Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania 1933–1935 and was the first president of the Tasmanian Amateur Athletic Association . Lewis was vice-chancellor of the University of Tasmania in 1903–1909 and chancellor in 1924–1933. By
252-451: The time of his death in 1935 he was the last Dominion or self-governing colonial head of government of the Victorian era alive. Lewis was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) 15 May 1901, in preparation of the forthcoming royal visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later King George V and Queen Mary ). The following year he was knighted as
270-528: Was Premier of Tasmania on three occasions. He was also a member of the first Australian federal ministry , led by Edmund Barton . Lewis was born in Hobart , son of Neil Lewis, a merchant, and his wife Anne Maria, née Cox. N. E. Lewis was the grandson of Richard Lewis (government auctioneer) and nephew of David Lewis, colonial treasurer 1878–79. Educated at the Hobart High School , Lewis took
288-663: Was appointed as Minister without Portfolio in the first federal ministry under Edmund Barton in January 1901. However, he decided not to stand for election to the Federal Parliament in March. Lewis and Sir James Dickson are the only people to have held ministerial office in an Australian federal government without ever being a member of the Commonwealth Parliament. Lewis was the last surviving member of
306-483: Was made Secretary for Public Works and Mines in 1876 under Arthur Macalister , and was Treasurer 1876–79. In the absence of Sir Samuel Griffith he was briefly Opposition Leader, and was Treasurer again 1883–87 after Griffith became Premier. He lost his seat in 1888 but was again elected for Bulimba in 1892, supporting the importation of labourers from the South Pacific to work on the Queensland canefields. In
324-770: Was the first federal Minister to die in office. He was accorded a state funeral ; it proceeded from Toorak , his residence at Hamilton , to the All Saints Anglican Church . After a short service it moved on to the Nundah Cemetery . He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in November 1891. Only nine days before he died, Dickson was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in
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