Joseph Cook

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Joseph Cook was an Australian politician who served as the sixth Prime Minister of Australia and played a key role in early federal politics.

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instanceOf Australian politician
Prime Minister of Australia
human
awardReceived Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George NERFINISHED
burialPlace Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath cardiovascular disease (inferred: heart-related illness)
countryOfCitizenship Australia
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1860-12-07
dateOfDeath 1947-07-30
electoralDistrictRepresented Hartley NERFINISHED
Parramatta NERFINISHED
endTime 1914-09-17
familyName Cook NERFINISHED
givenName Joseph NERFINISHED
honorificPrefix Sir
memberOfPoliticalParty Australian Labor Party NERFINISHED
Commonwealth Liberal Party NERFINISHED
Free Trade Party NERFINISHED
Nationalist Party of Australia NERFINISHED
monarchDuringTerm George V NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage English
notableFor being the sixth Prime Minister of Australia
notableWork contribution to early Australian federal politics
numberOfChildren 7
occupation coal miner
politician
officeContested Prime Minister of Australia
placeOfBirth Silverdale, Staffordshire, England NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Sydney, New South Wales, Australia NERFINISHED
positionHeld Leader of the Opposition (Australia) NERFINISHED
Member of the Australian House of Representatives
Premier of New South Wales NERFINISHED
Prime Minister of Australia NERFINISHED
Treasurer of Australia NERFINISHED
precededBy Andrew Fisher NERFINISHED
religion Methodism NERFINISHED
residence Sydney, New South Wales, Australia NERFINISHED
roleInEvent led Australia into the 1914 federal election
oversaw early Australian involvement in World War I
sexOrGender male
spouse Mary Turner NERFINISHED
startTime 1913-06-24
succeededBy Andrew Fisher NERFINISHED
termInOfficeAs Prime Minister of Australia
wasInOfficeDuring World War I NERFINISHED
workLocation Canberra, Australian Capital Territory NERFINISHED
Sydney, New South Wales NERFINISHED

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