#OnThisDay 19 January 1999 George Walker Bush, a member of the Republican Party, was sworn in to a second consecutive term as the 46th Governor of Texas. #OTD #history #txpol #txpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 19 January 1989 Sir James Anthony Rowland retired as the 33rd Governor of New South Wales, having served since 1981. He was succeeded the next day by Sir David James Martin. #OTD #history #nswpol #nswpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 19 January 1981 Sir Arthur Roden Cutler retired as the 32nd Governor of New South Wales, having served since 1966. He was succeeded the next day by Sir James Anthony Rowland. #OTD #history #nswpol #nswpolitics #politics

Today is the 58th birthday of David John Bartlett, who was born #OnThisDay 19 January 1968 as David John Bird in Hobart, Tasmania. He served as the 43rd Premier of Tasmania from 2008 to 2011 as leader of the Labor Party. #OTD #history #politas #taspol #taspolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 19 January 1966 Sir Kenneth Whistler Street stepped down as Administrator of New South Wales, having served since 1965, ahead of the appointment of Sir Arthur Roden Cutler as Governor the next day. #OTD #history #nswpol #nswpolitics #politics

Today is the 72nd birthday of Margaret Elaine Gardner, who was born #OnThisDay 19 January 1954 in Sydney, New South Wales. She has served as the 30th Governor of Victoria since 2023. #OTD #history #vicpol #vicpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 19 January 1887 Sir Patrick Alfred Jennings resigned as the 11th Premier of New South Wales, having served since 1886 as an independent. He was succeeded a few days later by Sir Henry Parkes of the Free Trade Party. #OTD #history #nswpol #nswpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 19 January 1882 John Cain was born as John Caine in Greendale, Victoria. He served as the 34th Premier of Victoria in 1943, and from 1945 to 1947, and from 1952 to 1955, as leader of the Labor Party. #OTD #history #vicpol #vicpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 19 January 1871 Sir William Thomas Denison died at the age of 66 in East Sheen, Surrey, England. He served as the last Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land from 1847 to 1855, as the 11th Governor of New South Wales from 1855 to 1861, as the 27th Governor of Madras from 1861 to 1866,

#OnThisDay 19 January 1852 Thomas Price was born in Brymbo, Wales. He served as the 24th Premier of South Australia from 1905 to 1909 as leader of the United Labor Party. #OTD #history #sapol #sapolitics #saparli #parlisa #politics

#OnThisDay 19 January 1544 Francis II was born in the Château de Fontainebleau, France. He reigned as King of France and the French Empire from 1559 to 1560. #OTD #history #royals #royalfamily #france #politics

#OnThisDay 19 January 1425 John Talbot, 7th Baron Talbot took office for a second non-consecutive term as the King's Lieutenant of Ireland, succeeding Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, who died the day before. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #politics

A slightly late #OnThisDay. On 18 January 2006 Kenneth Comninos "Ken" Michael was sworn in as the 30th Governor of Western Australia, succeeding John Murray Sanderson, who retired the year before. David Kingsley Malcolm thus stepped down as Administrator. #OTD #history #wapol #wapolitics #politics

Today is the 47th birthday of Leo Eric Varadkar, who was born #OnThisDay 18 January 1979 in Dublin, Ireland. He served as Taoiseach of Ireland from 2017 until 2020, and from 2022 until 2024, as leader of Fine Gael. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #politics

A slightly late #OnThisDay. It was the 82nd birthday of Paul John Keating, who was born on 18 January 1944 in Darlinghurst, New South Wales. He served as the 24th Prime Minister of Australia from 1991 to 1996 as leader of the Labor Party. #OTD #history #auspol #auspolitics #politics

A slightly late #OnThisDay. On 18 January 1928 Godfrey Alan "Goff" Letts was born in Donald, Victoria. He served as the inaugural Majority Leader of the Northern Territory from 1974 to 1977 as leader of the Country Liberal Party. #OTD #history #ntpol #ntpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 18 January 1862 John Tyler died at the age of 71 in Ballard House, Richmond, Virginia. He served as the 23rd Governor of Virginia from 1825 to 1827 as a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, and as the 10th President of the United States from 1841 to 1845, first as a member of the

A slightly late #OnThisDay. On 18 January 1849 Sir Edmund Barton was born in Glebe, New South Wales. He served as the inaugural Prime Minister of Australia from 1901 to 1903 as leader of the Protectionist Party. #OTD #history #auspol #auspolitics #nswpol #nswpolitics #politics

A slightly late #OnThisDay. On 18 January 1788 the Colony of New South Wales was created with the arrival of the First Fleet, under the sovereignty of King George III. #OTD #history #nswpol #nswpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 18 January 1688 Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset was born in Dorset, England. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1730 to 1737, and from 1750 to 1755. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 18 January 1425 Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March died at the age of 33 in Trim Castle, County Meath, Ireland. He had served as the King's Lieutenant of Ireland since 1423. He was succeeded the same year by John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury. #OTD #history #royals #royalfamily #iepol

#OnThisDay 18 January 1414 Thomas Cranley took office as the King's Lieutenant of Ireland, shortly after the death of Sir John Stanley the same month. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #politics #catholic

#OnThisDay 18 January 1334 Thomas de Burgh left office as Acting King's Lieutenant of Ireland, having served since 1333, and from 1332 to 1333. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 17 January 1995 George Walker Bush, a member of the Republican Party, was sworn in as the 46th Governor of Texas, succeeding Dorothy Ann Richards of the Democratic Party. #OTD #history #txpol #txpolitics #politics

A slightly late #OnThisDay. On 17 January 1973 Sir Robert William Askin, leader of the Liberal Party, was sworn in for a fifth consecutive time as the 32nd Premier of New South Wales. #OTD #history #nswpol #nswpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 17 January 1921 Frederic Charles Urquhart took office as Administrator of the Northern Territory, succeeding Director Henry Ernest Carey and Acting Administrator Miles Staniforth Cater Smith. #OTD #history #ntpol #ntpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 17 January 1911 Thomas Woodrow Wilson, a member of the Democratic Party, was sworn in as the 34th Governor of New Jersey, succeeding John Franklin Fort of the Republican Party. #OTD #history #njpol #njpolitics #politics

A slightly late #OnThisDay. On 17 January 1909 Sir Francis Villeneuve Smith died at the age of 89 in London, England. He served as the 4th Premier of Tasmania from 1857 to 1860, as Chief Justice from 1870 to 1885, and as Administrator from 1874 to 1875, and in 1880. #OTD #history #politas #taspol

#OnThisDay 17 January 1893 Rutherford Birchard Hayes died at the age of 70 in Fremont, Ohio. He served as the 29th and 32nd Governor of Ohio from 1868 to 1872, and from 1876 to 1877, and as the 19th President of the United States from 1877 to 1881, as a member of the Republican Party. #OTD #history

#OnThisDay 17 January 1889 George Richard Dibbs, leader of the Protectionist Party, was sworn in to a second non-consecutive term as the 10th Premier of New South Wales, succeeding Sir Henry Parkes of the Free Trade Party, who resigned the day before. #OTD #history #nswpol #nswpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 17 January 1887 William Robert Giblin died at the age of 46 in Hobart, Tasmania. He served as the 13th Premier of Tasmania in 1878, and from 1879 to 1884. #OTD #history #politas #taspol #taspolitics #politics

A slightly late #OnThisDay. On 17 January 1865 Sir Charles Fergusson, 7th Baronet was born in London, England. He served as the 3rd Governor-General of New Zealand from 1924 to 1930. #OTD #history #nzpol #nzpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 17 January 1863 David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor was born as David George in Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, England. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922 as leader of the Liberal Party. #OTD #history #ukpol #politics #ukpolitics

#OnThisDay 17 January 1860 Douglas Ross Hyde was born in Castlerea, County Roscommon, Ireland. He served as the inaugural President of Ireland from 1938 to 1945 as an independent. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 17 January 1839 Sir John Colborne officially took office as Acting Governor General of British North America, following the resignation of John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham the year before. #OTD #history #canpoli #cndpoli #politics

#OnThisDay 17 January 1755 Charles III le Moyne, 2nd Baron de Longueuil died at the age of 67. He had served as Governor of Montreal since 1748, and as Administrator of New France in 1752. #OTD #history #montreal #canpoli #cndpoli #qbcpoli #politics

#OnThisDay 17 January 1433 Mary of Guelders was born in Grave, Brabant, Holy Roman Empire. She was Queen of Scots from 1449 to 1460 as the wife of King James II, and Regent from 1460 to 1463 as the mother of King James III. #OTD #history #royals #royalfamily #scotland #guelders #ukpol #ukpolitics

#OnThisDay 16 January 1957 Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone died at the age of 82 in Kensington Palace, London, England. He served as the 4th Governor-General of South Africa from 1924 to 1930, and as the 16th Governor General of Canada from 1940 to

#OnThisDay 16 January 1942 Prince Arthur William Patrick Albert, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn died at the age of 91 in Bagshot Park, Surrey, England. He served as the 10th Governor General of Canada from 1911 to 1916. #OTD #history #royals #royalfamily #canpoli #cndpoli #ukpol #ukpolitics

#OnThisDay 16 January 1926 Thomas David Gibson-Carmichael, 1st Baron Carmichael died at the age of 66 in London, England. He served as Governor of Victoria from 1908 to 1911, as Governor of Madras from 1911 to 1912, and as Governor of Bengal from 1912 to 1917. #OTD #history #vicpol #vicpolitics

#OnThisDay 16 January 1922 Michael Collins, leader of Sinn Féin, took office as the inaugural Chairman of the Provisional Government of Ireland. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #politics

A slightly late #OnThisDay. On 16 January 1894 George Milner Stephen died at the age of 81 in Brunswick, Victoria. He served as Administrator of South Australia in 1838. #OTD #history #sapol #sapolitics #saparli #parlisa #vicpol #vicpolitics #politics

A slightly late #OnThisDay. On 16 January 1889 Sir Henry Parkes resigned as the 7th Premier of New South Wales, having served since 1887 as leader of the Free Trade Party, and from 1872 to 1875, and in 1877, and from 1878 to 1883, as an independent. He was succeeded the next day by George Richard

#OnThisDay 16 January 1873 Ivor Churchill Guest, 1st Viscount Wimborne was born in Wimborne House, London, England. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1915 to 1918. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics

A slightly late #OnThisDay. On 16 January 1851 Sir William Hall-Jones was born in Folkestone, Kent, England. He served as the 16th Prime Minister of New Zealand in 1906 as leader of the Liberal Party. #OTD #history #nzpol #nzpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 16 January 1362 Robert de Vere, Duke of Ireland was born. He served as the King's Lieutenant of Ireland in 1386. #OTD #history #england #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 15 January 1991 William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton, a member of the Democratic Party, was sworn in to a fourth consecutive, and overall fifth, term as the 42nd Governor of Arkansas. #OTD #history #arpol #arpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 15 January 1985 William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton, a member of the Democratic Party, was sworn in to a second consecutive, and overall third, term as the 42nd Governor of Arkansas. #OTD #history #arpol #arpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 15 January 1936 Henry William Forster, 1st Baron Forster died at the age of 69 in London, England. He served as the 7th Governor-General of Australia from 1920 to 1925. #OTD #history #auspol #auspolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 15 January 1935 Sir Philip Woolcott Game retired as the 26th Governor of New South Wales, having served since 1930. He was succeeded the next month by Sir Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven. Sir Philip Whistler Street thus became Administrator. #OTD #history #nswpol #nswpolitics