George Turner
Australian politician
Died when: 65 years 5 days (780 months)Star Sign: Leo
Sir George Turner KCMG PC (8 August 1851 – 13 August 1916) was an Australian politician.He served two terms as Premier of Victoria, holding office from 1894 to 1899 and 1900 to 1901 as a liberal.
After Federation he was invited by Edmund Barton to join the inaugural federal ministry, becoming the first Treasurer of Australia.
He held office until 1904 under Barton and Alfred Deakin, then a few months later resumed office under George Reid.The government fell in 1905 and Turner retired from politics at the 1906 election.
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