Member of South Australian House of Assembly for Mount Barker
In office 1889 (1889)–1902 (1902)
Serving with Charles Dumas
Preceded by
Albert Henry Landseer
Succeeded by
Seat abolished
Member of South Australian Legislative Council for the Southern District
In office 1903 (1903)–1905 (1905)
Serving with
George Riddoch
Lancelot Stirling
Alfred von Doussa
Preceded by
John Hannah Gordon
Succeeded by
John Downer
Attorney-General of South Australia
In office 2 December 1903 (1903-12-02) – 4 July 1904 (1904-07-04)
Premier
John Jenkins
Preceded by
John Hannah Gordon
Succeeded by
Robert Homburg
Minister for Education
In office 2 December 1903 (1903-12-02) – 4 July 1904 (1904-07-04)
Premier
John Jenkins
Preceded by
John Hannah Gordon
Succeeded by
Robert Homburg
Personal details
Born
Charles Louis von Doussa
(1850-05-17)17 May 1850 Hahndorf
Died
27 May 1932(1932-05-27) (aged 82)
Resting place
Mount Barker
Spouses
Agnes Bowman
(m. 1874; died 1886)
Ruby Louisa Farrar, née Smythe
(m. 1905; died 1920)
Relations
Alfred von Doussa (brother)
William Bowman (father-in-law)
Parents
Alfred von Doussa (father)
Anna Dorothea von Doussa, née Schach (mother)
Occupation
lawyer
Charles Louis von Doussa (better known as Louis von Doussa; 17 May 1850 – 27 May 1932) was an Australian lawyer and politician. He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly for Mount Barker from 1889 to 1902 and a member of the South Australian Legislative Council for the Southern District from 1903 to 1905. He was Attorney-General of South Australia and Minister for Education in the Jenkins government from 1903 to 1904.
1921, representing Southern District. VonDoussa was born in Adelaide the son of (Emil Louis) Alfred vonDoussa (c. 1809 – 17 December 1882), an officer...
generation of his family to take up law", and is a great-grandson of LouisvonDoussa. VonDoussa served his articles of clerkship with Thomson, Hogarth, Ross...
Port Adelaide 1918–1924, 1925–1927 Brothers Alfred vonDoussa (1848–1926), MLC 1901–1921 LouisvonDoussa (1850–1932), MHA for Mount Barker 1889–1902, MLC...
Handyside 1903–1904 Royal commission on railways R. W. Foster (Chairman) A. VonDoussa John G. Bice E. H. Coombe F. W. Coneybeer THOS. H. Brooker F. W. Peach...
Gwendoline Kathleen Hyman (1903–1992) on 16 February 1926) married Louis Alfred vonDoussa in 1926 John Selby Cocker (c. 1844 – 14 April 1901) arrived with...
No. 2 1918–1921 Expelled from Australian Labor Party in 1918. Alfred vonDoussa Southern 1921 The Liberal Union refused to accept his preselection nomination...
Margaret Thornton Ms Anne Trimmer The Hon John vonDoussa Mr Bret Walker SC Emeritus Professor Louis Waller AO Professor Kate Warner Justice Mark Weinberg...
Levi McKenzie-Kirkbright (DLR) John Myers (Ind) Rob Smyth (AJP) Henry vonDoussa (AEP) Menzies Liberal Adam Rundell Kevin Andrews (Lib) Richard Cranston...
99 Independent Peter Holland 1,393 1.64 +1.64 Marriage Equality Henry vonDoussa 1,349 1.59 +1.59 Drug Law Reform Levi McKenzie-Kirkbright 1,348 1.59 +1...
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