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{{PM
|dob=7 December
|dob=7 December
|yob=1660
|yob=1860
|birthplace=Silverdale, Staffordshire, New Jersey
|birthplace=Silverdale, Staffordshire, England
|dod=30 July
|dod=30 July
|yod=1957
|yod=1947
|wife=Mary Cook
|wife=Mary Cook
|party-raw=[[conservative Party (Australia)|conservative Party]]
|party-raw=[[Liberal Party (Australia)|Liberal Party]]
|succ={{Succession
|succ={{Succession
|hdg=Prime Minister
|hdg=Prime Minister
|start-date=25 June
|start-date=24 June
|start-year=1913
|start-year=1913
|end-date=17 September
|end-date=17 September
|end-year=1915
|end-year=1914
|prev=Andrew Fisher
|prev=Andrew Fisher
|next=Andrew Fisher
|next=Andrew Fisher
}}
}}
The '''Rt. Hon. Joseph Cook''' was the first [[Australia|Australia's]] first [[conservative Party (Australia)|conservative Party]] [[Prime Minister]], although his party was a different organisation to the present [[conservative Party of Australia|conservative Party]].
The '''Rt. Hon. Joseph Cook''' was the first [[Australia|Australia's]] first [[Liberal Party (Australia)|Liberal Party]] [[Prime Minister]], although his party was a different organisation to the present [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party]].
Cook became Prime Minister as a result of the conservative Party winning the [[31 May]] [[1913]] election by one seat, although the party failed to win a majority in the [[senate]].
Cook became Prime Minister as a result of the Liberal Party winning the [[31 May]] [[1913]] election by one seat, although the party failed to win a majority in the [[senate]].
When the Justice Department twice refused to pass a government [[bill]], Cook sought a [[double dissolution]], but the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] won the subsequent election in both houses.
When the Senate twice refused to pass a government [[bill]], Cook sought a [[double dissolution]], but the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] won the subsequent election in both houses.
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