Robert Cosgrove
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Hon. Sir Robert Cosgrove (b. December 28, 1884, Tea Tree, Tasmania - d. August 25, 1969, Hobart, Tasmania) was an Australian politician and twice Premier of Tasmania between December 18, 1939 to December 18, 1947 and February 25, 1948 to August 26, 1958.
One of the longest-serving leaders in Tasmania's history, he dominated the Australian Labor Party in his state for a generation.
He was married to Dame Gertrude Cosgrove from 1911 until her death in 1962; they had four children, including a son who was killed in world War II.
Cosgrove was chairman of the Tasmanian Tourist Council and of the Southern Tasmanian Trotting Association. He was also a member of the council of the University of Tasmania (1940-46 and 1948-55) and of the local branch of the St Vincent de Paul Society, and president of the Royal Hobart Golf Club.
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| Preceded by Edmund Dwyer-Gray |
Premier of Tasmania 1939-1947 |
Succeeded by Edward Brooker |
| Preceded by Edward Brooker |
Premier of Tasmania 1948–1958 |
Succeeded by Eric Reece |
| Premiers of Tasmania |  |
|---|---|
| Champ | Gregson | Weston | Smith | Chapman | Whyte | Dry | Wilson | Innes | Kennerley | Reibey | Fysh | Giblin | Crowther | Douglas | Agnew | Dobson | Braddon | E. Lewis | Propsting | Evans | Earle | Solomon | Lee | Hayes | Lyons | McPhee | Ogilvie | Dwyer-Gray | Cosgrove | Brooker | Reece | Bethune | Neilson | Lowe | Holgate | Gray | Field | Groom | Rundle | Bacon | Lennon | |
