Philip Fysh


Sir Philip Oakley Fysh, KCMG was an Australian politician, Premier of Tasmania and a member of the first federal ministry.

Fysh was born in Highbury, London, the son of John Fysh and his wife Charlotte. He was educated at the Denmark Hill school in Islington. Atyears of age, Fysh commenced work in a London stockbrokers office, then he obtained a position in the office of a shipping firm, L. Stevenson amp Sons, with Australian connexions. Fysh migrated to Tasmania in 1859, becoming a leading merchant , hopgrower and orchardist.

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