Elliot Johnson (politician)

Sir William Elliot Johnson KCMG (10 April 1862  8 December 1932) was an Australian politician. He was a long-serving member of the House of Representatives (1903–1928) and served non-consecutive terms as Speaker of the House (1913–1914, 1917–1923). He began his career in the Australian Labor Party (ALP) during the early 1890s, but was a member of the anti-Labor parties throughout his tenure in parliament.

The Honourable
Sir Elliot Johnson
KCMG
Speaker of the House of Representatives
In office
14 June 1917  27 February 1923
Preceded byCharles McDonald
Succeeded byWilliam Watt
In office
9 July 1913  7 October 1914
Preceded byCharles McDonald
Succeeded byCharles McDonald
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Lang
In office
16 December 1903  17 November 1928
Preceded byFrancis McLean
Succeeded byWilliam Long
Personal details
Born(1862-04-10)10 April 1862
Newcastle, England
Died8 December 1932(1932-12-08) (aged 70)
Geelong, Victoria
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLabor (early 1890s)
Free Trade (1903–1906)
Anti-Socialist (1906–09)
Liberal (1909–17)
Nationalist (from 1917)
Spouse
Marie McLachlan
(m. 1881)
OccupationSailor
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