Robert Otto Homburg (31 January 1876 – 21 October 1948) was an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly multi-member seat of Burra Burra from 1912 to 1915 representing the Liberal Union.[2] He resigned in 1915 to devote more time to the legal practice that both he and Hermann Homburg were partners in. He had also been the subject of "gross slanders" about his loyalty, due to their father having immigrated from Germany.[3][4]
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| Member of the South Australian House of Assembly for Burra Burra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office October 1912 – 26 March 1915 Serving with Laurence O'Loughlin, William Miller | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Premier | Archibald Peake | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | John Newlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | John Pick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parliamentary group | Liberal Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Robert Otto Homburg 31 January 1876 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 October 1948 (aged 72) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Three[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Relatives | Hermann Homburg (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Prince Alfred College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Adelaide | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Lawyer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1896/97–1898/99 | South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 1 January 1897 South Australia v Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 3 April 1899 South Australia v Western Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 23 April 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Homburg was an alderman in the Adelaide City Council for many years.[1]
In his twenties, Homburg had been a member of the South Australian cricket team on two occasions. The first was a Sheffield Shield match between Victoria and South Australia played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 1–5 January 1897.[5] The second was a first-class match between Western Australia and South Australia at the Western Australia Cricket Association Ground on 3–6 April 1899.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "MR. R. HOMBURG DEAD". The Advertiser (Adelaide). Vol. 91, no. 28095. South Australia. 23 October 1948. p. 2. Retrieved 23 April 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "Robert Homburg". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ Harmstorf, Ian (1983). "Homburg, Hermann Robert (1874–1964)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 9. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "A Loyal Subject". Burra Record. Vol. XXII, no. 1936. South Australia. 17 March 1915. p. 6. Retrieved 23 April 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "Victoria v South Australia Sheffield Shield 1896/97". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "Western Australia v South Australia Other First-Class matches in Australia 1898/99". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
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