Jens Jensen (politician)
Minister for the Navy | |
|---|---|
| In office 12 July 1915 – 17 February 1917 | |
| Prime Minister | Andrew Fisher Billy Hughes |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Cook |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Bass | |
| In office 13 April 1910 – 13 December 1919 | |
| Preceded by | David Storrer |
| Succeeded by | Syd Jackson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 May 1865 Independent (1919–27) |
| Spouses | Elizabeth Broadhurst
(m. 1885; died 1894)Bertha Hopton (m. 1896) |
Jens August Jensen (2 May 1865 – 16 November 1936) was an Australian politician who served in the
Early life
Jensen was born on 2 May 1865 in
Political career
In 1903 Jensen was elected as the member for George Town in the
In February 1910 he resigned from the House of Assembly and won the seat of
Jensen subsequently shifted to state politics, elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly seat of Bass in 1922. After losing his seat in 1925, he rejoined the ALP in 1927, and was elected for Wilmot, holding it until 1934.[1][2]
Personal life
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Jensen at times treated his wife violently and for the last 37 years of his life kept his cousin, Maggie Jane Gilbert as his mistress and gave her almost all of his wealth. He died of a stroke in the Melbourne suburb of
He was buried at St Kilda Cemetery.
References
- ^ ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 28 January 2008.
- ^ a b "Jensen, Jens August". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
