Agent TypePersonActivities & OccupationsCompany directorsPoliticiansHistoryBorn in England in 1861 and trained as an engineer, Swinburne arrived in Australia in 1866 to work for the Melbourne Hydraulic Power Company. From 1902 to 1912 he was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Hawthorn, and as Minister for Water Supply and Agriculture from 1904 to 1908, left his mark on the legislative history of the state notably with his irrigation policy. Swinburne was also associated with many commercial undertakings and was a Director of major companies including Mt Lyell and the E.Z. Company. Upon his appointment to the Interstate Committee in 1913, Swinburne resigned his seat in Parliament and his other public commitments. He died in 1931.
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