Alf Morgans, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alf Morgans

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 17-Feb-1850

Place of Birth: Machen, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 10-Aug-1933

Profession: politician, investor

Nationality: Wales, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Alfred Edward Morgans (17 February 1850 – 10 August 1933) was the fourth Premier of Western Australia, serving for just over a month, from 21 November to 23 December 1901. Born in Wales, Morgans trained as an engineer, and supervised mining operations in the United Kingdom, Mexico, and Central America.
He came to Western Australia in 1896, during the gold rush, and developed the Mount Morgans Gold Mine.
Morgans was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia in 1897, representing the seat of Coolgardie.
He was appointed premier in late 1901, as a compromise candidate to replace George Leake, but his government was brought down after only 32 days.
Leake returned as premier, and Morgans left parliament in 1904, at the end of his term.
His career in politics lasted just over seven years, the shortest of any Premier of Western Australia, and only Hal Colebatch served as premier for a shorter period.