november september australian journalist politician served minister emigrated australia england established journalist subsequently serving time fiercely opposed proposed federation despite supporting principle member election australian senate new_south_wales federal election led conservative parties senate shortly death served vice president minister defence short lived liberal governments appointment minister organised new department australia effort briefly acting prime minister settled seamen strike resigned ministry february died later year illness attributed heavy workload post war years early life born deal kent pilot charlotte née davis migrated new_south_wales having educated england employed marine insurance business february married settled worked journalist wrote owner editor river advocate owning business period worked land agent acquiring office street sydney house stood free trade candidate defeated contested seat won known strong advocate land reform urging changed pastoral conditions suggesting additional government assistance deal australia dry climate particularly 1890s drought state politics foundation member formed campaign unification australian colonies single commonwealth active people federation council distrust leadership led defeat candidate objected proposed nature senate calling equal representation states dangerous claimed new_south_wales conventional delegates elected proficiency political business new_south_wales obligation endorsing decisions result opposed referendum founding member april election defeated votes candidate having overcome opposition federation appointed april premier appointments guarantee passage legislation referendum federal election march stood senate free trade candidate elected second senators new_south_wales resigned seat year early senate career early leader senate serving deputy unofficial leadership advocated high claiming industries withstand free trade entitled consideration senate hands vigorous supporter policy advocating cessation immigration gradual arrived queensland opposition based concern inferior labour tend labour commonwealth concerns racial purity succeeded leader senate following fusion leader government senate vice president prime minister lead conservative parties senate continuously death following seat victory election minister defence position held outbreak world war april refused winston_churchill suggestion australia need maintain fleet territorial waters expressed criticism british memorandum senate continued privately britain management war cook government ultimately placed navy control august oversaw initial recruitment men defence proposals war following victory election returned leading opposition senate member parliamentary war committee minister following labor split conscription included nationalist ministry february initially vice president september australia minister dealing largely veterans affairs major controller responsibility creation new governmental department returned servicemen department staff little administrative experience caused problems wrote soldiers politician time organised passage established administration scheme commissioner led series parliamentary inquiries joint committee public accounts walker appointment came question resulting investigation commissioner minister parliament described examinations ministerial responsibility actions autonomous public corporation history introduced australian soldiers bill provided paid commission higher servicemen senate march response bill vigorous lobbying hughes veterans movement bill faced difficulty passage senator successfully moved resolution minister house appear floor bill allowed address house_of_representatives facing fierce criticism ultimately house acted resolution hughes absence europe acting prime minister treasurer served acting prime minister fell ill july brought successful resolution seamen strike sent geneva australia delegate meeting general_assembly secured mandated pacific australia despite opposition japan returned australia having arranged funding australia debts reorganised heavy workload begun affect health considered retirement ultimately decided continue elected senate election retired ministry february march granted leave absence deteriorating health died aged chronic september melbourne survived wife daughters presbyterian services held melbourne sydney given state funeral buried legacy experienced fierce criticism press parliament time minister remembered important figure australia war effort subsequent recovery described significant contributor development australia inaugural minister largely defined death described senate leadership remembered destructive critics
Edward Millen