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Sep 27, 1846 Wick, Scotland, United Kingdom Died on 29 Mar 1934 (aged 87)
Australian politician
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About Josiah Symon
- Sir Josiah Henry Symon (27 September 1846 – 29 March 1934) was an Australian lawyer and politician.
- He was a Senator for South Australia from 1901 to 1913 and Attorney-General of Australia from 1904 to 1905. Symon was born in Wick, Caithness, Scotland.
- He immigrated to South Australia in 1866 and became one of the colony's leading barristers.
- He was appointed Attorney-General of South Australia in 1881, serving only a few months, and won election to the Parliament of South Australia in the same year.
- Symon supported the federation movement and won election to the Senate at the 1901 federal election.
- He served as Attorney-General in the Reid Government (1904–1905).
- After his death he donated his extensive personal collection to the State Library of South Australia.
