Austin Austin

Australian politician

A. A. Austin.

Austin Albert Austin (23 November 1855 - 29 July 1925) was an Australian politician.

## Biography

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Austin was born in Winchelsea to pioneer grazier Thomas Austin and Elizabeth Phillips Harding.[1] He came from a political family: his brother Edwin Henry Austin, cousin Sidney Austin, nephew Edward Arthur Austin and grandson Thomas Leslie Austin were all members of the Victorian Parliament.[2] He attended Geelong Grammar School and the University of Melbourne before becoming a grazier, mostly around Elaine. On 29 August 1892 he married Winifred Cameron, with whom he had five children.

He served on Meredith Shire Council from 1892 to 1893 and Buninyong Shire Council from 1908 to 1911.[2] In 1902 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Grenville, serving until 1904.[3] In 1910 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council for South Western Province. He was a Liberal and a Nationalist, and served until his retirement in 1925. Austin died a few months after his retirement in Geelong.[3]

## References

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1. ^ Brown, P. L. (1979). "Austin Albert Austin (1855–1925)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 7\. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
2. ^ a b Austin, Austin Albert at the Wayback Machine (archived 3 April 2012)
3. ^ a b "Austin Albert Austin". Members of Parliament. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 13 August 2025.

Victorian Legislative Assembly

Preceded by

James Sadler

|  Member for Grenville
1902-1904
Served alongside: David Kerr | Succeeded by

Charles McGrath

Victorian Legislative Council
Preceded by

Sir Henry Wrixon

|  Member for South Western
1910-1925
Served alongside:
Thomas Harwood; Horace Richardson | Succeeded by

Howard Hitchcock

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