Samuel Hawkes (27 September 1845 – 16 February 1937) was an Australian politician. Hawkes was born in Witham in

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in 1845. In 1886 he was elected to the

Tasmanian House of Assembly The House of Assembly, or Lower House, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the Legislative Council or Upper House. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Hobart. The Assembly has 25 m ...

, representing the seat of

Ringarooma Ringarooma is a small town in north-eastern Tasmania. It is located just east of the Ringarooma River and is about south-west from Derby and east-northeast from Launceston. The area around Ringarooma is known for Dairy farming and timber harve ...

. He served until 1893. He died in 1937 in Scottsdale.

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1845 births 1937 deaths Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly {{Australia-politician-stub