Louis von Doussa

Louis von Doussa
Member of South Australian House of Assembly for Mount Barker
In office
1889 (1889) – 1902 (1902)
Serving with Charles Dumas
Preceded byAlbert Henry Landseer
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Member of South Australian Legislative Council for the Southern District
In office
1903 (1903) – 1905 (1905)
Serving with
Preceded byJohn Hannah Gordon
Succeeded byJohn Downer
Attorney-General of South Australia
In office
2 December 1903 (1903-12-02) – 4 July 1904 (1904-07-04)
PremierJohn Jenkins
Preceded byJohn Hannah Gordon
Succeeded byRobert Homburg
Minister for Education
In office
2 December 1903 (1903-12-02) – 4 July 1904 (1904-07-04)
PremierJohn Jenkins
Preceded byJohn Hannah Gordon
Succeeded byRobert Homburg
Personal details
BornCharles Louis von Doussa
(1850-05-17)17 May 1850
Died27 May 1932(1932-05-27) (aged 82)
Resting placeMount Barker
Spouses
Agnes Bowman
(m. 1874; died 1886)
Ruby Louisa Farrar, née Smythe
(m. 1905; died 1920)
Relations
Parents
  • Alfred von Doussa (father)
  • Anna Dorothea von Doussa, née Schach (mother)
Occupationlawyer

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.