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Alfred Deakin

1856–1919 · 19th century

Alfred Deakin was an Australian lawyer and politician from Victoria, a leader of the federation movement and the second prime minister of Australia. He served three terms between 1903 and 1910 and shaped the early Commonwealth through protective tariffs, the arbitration system and the White Australia policy. Earlier, as a Victorian minister, he had pioneered irrigation and factory legislation.

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Colony of Victoria

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Alfred Deakin. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/alfred-deakin
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