Frederic Eggleston

Sir Frederic Eggleston
Born (1875-10-17)17 October 1875
Brunswick, Victoria, Australia
Died 12 November 1954(1954-11-12) (aged 79)
Nationality Australian
Alma mater University Of Melbourne
Occupation Diplomat, Lawyer, Author, Politician

Sir Frederic William Eggleston was a lawyer, politician, diplomat, writer and controversialist, born in Brunswick, Melbourne, Australia on 17 October 1875.

Early life

The eldest son of lawyer John Waterhouse Eggleston and his wife, Emily, his grandfather was the Methodist minister Rev. John Eggleston. His maternal grandparents were also Methodists. His mother died early in his life in 1884 and his father married Ada Crouch in 1887.

Career

Eggleston was good mates with John Latham and founded a group known as the 'Boobooks' with him.[1]

Frederic Eggleston was appointed Australia's first Ambassador to China in 1941.

Later life

He died in 1954.[2]

References

  1. Stuart Macintyre, 'Latham, Sir John Greig (1877 - 1964)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Online Edition, 2006, ISSN 1833-7538, Australian National University
  2. Warren Osmond, 'Eggleston, Sir Frederic William (1875 - 1954)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Online Edition, 2006,ISSN 1833-7538, published by Australian National University
Civic offices
Preceded by
Mayor of Caulfield
1914  1915
Succeeded by
Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
Agar Wynne
Member for St Kilda
1920  1927
Succeeded by
Burnett Gray
Political offices
Preceded by
Minister of Water Supply
1924
Succeeded by
John Gordon
Preceded by
Francis Old
as Minister of Agriculture and Railways
Minister of Railways
1924
Succeeded by
Edmond Hogan
as Minister for Agriculture and Railways
Preceded by
Edmond Hogan
Minister of Railways
1924  1926
Succeeded by
John Allan
Preceded by
Bill Slater
Attorney General of Victoria
Solicitor-General of Victoria

1924  1927
Succeeded by
John Allan
Diplomatic posts
New title Australian Minister to China
1941 – 1944
Succeeded by
Keith Officer
as Chargé d'affaires
Preceded by
Owen Dixon
Australian Minister to the United States
1944 – 1946
Succeeded by
Norman Makin
Australian Ambassdor to the United States
1946


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