Alfred Pillinger

Hon. Alfred Thomas Pillinger (1839 – 6 May 1899)[1] was a landowner and politician in colonial Tasmania, Minister of Lands and Works 1888 to 1892.

The Honourable

Alfred Thomas Pillinger
Minister of Lands and Works
Tasmania
In office
October 1888 – August 1892
Preceded byEdward Braddon
ConstituencyOatlands
Personal details
Born1839
Antill Ponds, Van Diemen's Land
Died6 May 1899
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Spouse(s)Georgina née Nichols

Pillinger was born in Antill Ponds, near Oatlands, Van Diemen's Land (later renamed Tasmania), the son of James Pillinger and his wife Sophia, née Peters. He was educated at private schools and Horton College in Ross, Tasmania.[2]

Pilliger was a member for Oatlands in the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 17 July 1876 until his death.[1] In October 1888 he joined the Philip Fysh Government as Minister of Lands and Works, in succession to Edward Braddon. In August 1892 Pillinger resigned with his colleagues in the Fysh Ministry.[3] Pillinger died in Hobart, Tasmania.[1]

References
  1. "The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856 — Pillinger, Alfred Thomas". Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  2. "Pillinger, Alfred Thomas (1839–1899)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 2 July 2013 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  3. Mennell, Philip (1892). "Pillinger, Hon. Alfred Thomas" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
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