Life Summary - Sir Joseph Cook - Australian Dictionary of Biography

Cook, Sir Joseph (1860–1947)

	Cook, Sir Joseph (1860–1947)
Born	7 December 1860 Silverdale , Staffordshire , England
Died	30 July 1947 Bellevue Hill, Sydney , New South Wales , Australia
Cultural Heritage	English
Religious Influence	Methodist
Occupation*	coalminer (1887-1891) New South Wales, Australia labour politician (1891-1901) New South Wales, Australia Member of Lower House (1891-1901) New South Wales, Australia liberal/conservative politician (1901-1921) Federal, Australia Member of Lower House (1901-1921) Federal, Australia opposition leader (1913-1913) Federal, Australia prime minister (1913-1914) Federal, Australia opposition leader (1914-1917) Federal, Australia pro-conscriptionist (1916-1918) New South Wales, Australia

* Dates are approximate