Josiah Thomas (politician)

Josiah Thomas, English-Australian miner and politician, 7th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (died 1933)

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Born: April 28, 1863
Died: February 5, 1933
Zodiac sign: Taurus
Birth year: 1863

About Josiah Thomas (politician)

Josiah Thomas 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 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. 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).

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Josiah Thomas (politician) timeline

1908Thomas 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).
1911Thomas served as a minister in Andrew Fisher's first two governments, as Postmaster-General and Minister for External Affairs (1911–1913).

The world when Josiah Thomas (politician) was born

Josiah Thomas (politician) was born in 1863. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1863

Best-selling bookLes Misérables by Victor Hugo (English translation)

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst organized baseball game with set rules
Top headlineEmancipation Proclamation frees enslaved people
Technology milestoneFirst subway opens in London
World population~1.43B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderAbraham Lincoln
U.S. population32.6M

1863 versus 2026

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Measure	1863	2026
Population	32.6M	341 million

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