Agar Wynne
Agar Wynne | |
|---|---|
| Postmaster-General of Australia | |
| In office 24 June 1913 – 17 September 1914 | |
| Prime Minister | Joseph Cook |
| Preceded by | Charlie Frazer |
| Succeeded by | William Spence |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Balaclava | |
| In office 12 December 1906 – 30 July 1914 | |
| Preceded by | George Turner |
| Succeeded by | William Watt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 July 1850 London, England |
| Died | 12 May 1934 (aged 83) Streatham, Victoria, Australia |
| Political party | Ind Protectionist (1906–09) Liberal (1909–14) |
| Spouses | Mary Jane Robertson
(m. 1886–1889)Annie Dudgeon (m. 1896) |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Agar Wynne (15 July 1850 – 12 May 1934) was an Australian lawyer and politician. He began his career in the Victorian Legislative Council and served two terms as Solicitor-General of Victoria. In 1906, he transferred to the federal House of Representatives. He was Postmaster-General of Australia in the Cook Government from 1913 to 1914, but retired from federal politics at the 1914 election. He re-entered Victorian politics and briefly served as Attorney-General of Victoria (1917–1918).