Josiah Thomas (politician)

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.

For the Australian cricketer, see Josiah Thomas (cricketer). For the British priest, see Josiah Thomas (priest).

The Honourable
Josiah Thomas
Minister for External Affairs
In office
14 October 1911 – 24 June 1913
Prime MinisterAndrew Fisher
Preceded byLee Batchelor
Succeeded byPaddy Glynn
Postmaster-General of Australia
In office
29 April 1910 – 14 October 1911
Prime MinisterAndrew Fisher
Preceded byJohn Quick
Succeeded byCharlie Frazer
In office
13 November 1908 – 2 June 1909
Prime MinisterAndrew Fisher
Preceded bySamuel Mauger
Succeeded byJohn 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 byNew seat
Succeeded byMichael Considine
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Alma
In office
17 July 1894 – 11 June 1901
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byWilliam Williams
Personal details
Born(1863-04-28)28 April 1863
Camborne, Cornwall, England
Died5 February 1933(1933-02-05) (aged 69)
Croydon Park, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyLabor (to 1917)
Nationalist (from 1917)
Spouses
Henrietta Ingleby
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(m. 1889⁠–⁠1901)​
    Clara Ingleby
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    (m. 1909)​
    OccupationMiner, trade unionist
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