Robert Otto Homburg (31 January 1876 – 21 October 1948) was an Australian politician who represented the

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multi-member seat of

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from 1912 to 1915 representing the Liberal Union. He resigned in 1915 to devote more time to the legal practice that both he and

Hermann Homburg Hermann Robert Homburg (17 March 1874 – 12 December 1964) was a South Australian politician and lawyer. Early life Homburg was born in Norwood and educated at Prince Alfred College and the University of Adelaide. Following his admission to t ...

were partners in. He had also been the subject of "gross slanders" about his loyalty, due to their father having immigrated from Germany. Homburg was an alderman in the

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for many years. In his twenties, Homburg had been a member of the South Australian cricket team on two occasions. The first was a

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match between Victoria and South Australia played at the

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on 1–5 January 1897. 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.

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1876 births 1948 deaths Members of the South Australian House of Assembly South Australian local councillors University of Adelaide alumni People educated at Prince Alfred College Cricketers from South Australia South Australia cricketers {{Australia-politician-stub