SIR WILLIAM LYNE DEAD.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1820, 5 August 1913, Page 5

SIR WILLIAM LYNE DEAD.

CLOSE OF A STRENUOUS CAREER,

By Telegraph-Press Association—OopyTisht Sydney, August 1. Sir William Lyne is dead) aged S9 years. . .

The "Daily Telegraph"says that Sir William Lyno'a death removes one of the most strenuous workers and most popular personalities for whom politics ever provided a career. "It is only men of nn£agging energy and wide human sympathy, . together with that peculiar capacity for anticipating what tho m\jority of people will think to-morrow, which makes the practical politician to whom it is given k> survive the storm and stress for snch a number of years as Sir William Lyno did. He loomed prominently before the public eye. . . ; Sir William Lyne at the end of his political career was a poorer man than at the beginning. Men of to type never enrich themselves by politics."

The Hon. Sir William John Lyne, K.C.M.G. (1903), was one of the best known figures in the publio life of Australia. He has hold'the Federal portfolios of Home Affairs, Trade and Customs, and .Treasurer. Before .the Commonwealth Constitution, Sir 'William was for several years Premier of New South Wales, which Assembly he entered in 1880 as'a representative of country Interests. By birth a Taanmnian, early in life he adventured into North Queensland, where his health gave way, and he was foroed to return home. Soon 'after, however, lie pioneered through Victoria into New South Wales, and obtained an interest in a station. This led him to Parliament. His first portfolio was that of Miniator Wtfrks; 'his '''next '''the Secretaryship for Lands, and then, after j i term in opposition, he attained the Premiership. "He .was commissioned to Torril, ,the first Commonwealth Ministry, but was not successful.' He became,' howjver,. Minister for Home Affairs, for Defence, and Customs, and finally was appointed. Treasurer. At the last Federal slections Sir William, although in bad health, was a candidate for tho Hume (eat, but was defeated.