Robert Homburg
Robert Homburg | |
|---|---|
 Homburg in 1902 | |
| 10th Leader of the Opposition (SA) | |
| In office 1901–1902 | |
| Preceded by | Vaiben Louis Solomon |
| Succeeded by | John Darling Jr. |
| Attorney-General of South Australia | |
| In office 19 August 1890 – 21 June 1892 | |
| Premier | Thomas Playford |
| Preceded by | Henry Downer |
| Succeeded by | William Stock |
| In office 15 October 1892 – 16 June 1893 | |
| Premier | John Downer |
| Preceded by | William Stock |
| Succeeded by | Charles Kingston |
| In office 4 July 1904 – 24 February 1905 | |
| Premier | John Jenkins |
| Preceded by | Louis von Doussa |
| Succeeded by | Archibald Peake |
| Minister for Education | |
| In office 4 July 1904 – 24 February 1905 | |
| Member of the South Australian House of Assembly for Electoral district of Murray | |
| In office 3 May 1902 – 27 May 1905 Serving with Walter Duncan, Friedrich Pflaum | |
| Member of the South Australian House of Assembly for Gumeracha | |
| In office 8 April 1884 – 3 May 1902 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 March 1848 Australasian National League (1896–05) |
| Spouses | Emilie Peters
(m. 1873; died 1882)Johanne Elisabeth Fischer
(m. 1882) |
| Children | Hermann, Robert, three other sons and three daughters[1] |
Robert Homburg (10 March 1848 – 23 March 1912) was a politician and judge in colonial
Homburg was born in Brunswick, Duchy of Brunswick, Germany, the son of Wilhelm Homburg (died 1860), a grain merchant, and his wife Caroline Magdalene Pauline.[2]
Homburg arrived in South Australia in the year 1857. He was employed in a land agency business until 1868, when he was articled to James Boucaut.[3] The last two years of his articles were served in the office of Sir John Downer, and he was admitted to the bar in April 1874.[3]
Homburg was elected to the South Australian House of Assembly as a representative for Gumeracha in April 1884, and at the election of 1887 was re-elected with the Sir Robert Dalrymple Ross.[3] In April 1890 he was again returned with Theodore Hack. In 1880 for a short period he was president of the German Club. He was appointed Attorney-General in Thomas Playford's second Ministry in August 1890, and held office till June 1892, when he retired with his colleagues.[3] Homburg was again Attorney-General from 15 October 1892 to 16 June 1893 and from 4 July 1904 to 24 February 1905 (also being Minister of Education in the latter term).[4] Homburg held the seat of Gumeracha until its abolition at the 1902 election.[4] Homburg served as the tenth Leader of the Opposition from 1901 to 1902. Homburg represented the Assembly for Murray from 1902 until the 1905 election.[4]
Homburg was appointed a justice of the
See also
- Hundred of Homburg
References
- ^ "DEATH OF MR. JUSTICE HOMBURG". The Advertiser. Vol. LIV, no. 16, 673. South Australia. 25 March 1912. p. 9. Retrieved 26 April 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ ISSN 1833-7538.
- ^ a b c d Mennell, Philip (1892). . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ a b c "Hon Robert Homburg Snr". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
