Complex sentence: The Hon Andrew Alexander Kirkpatrick (4 January 1848--19 August 1928), Australian politician, was leader of the South Australian division of the Australian Labor Party from 1917 to 1918, when the party split nationally over Billy Hughes' stance on conscription.
Split into simpler sentences: The Hon Andrew Alexander Kirkpatrick (4 January 1848--19 August 1928) was an Australian politician. Kirkpatrick was the leader of the South Australian division of the Australian Labor Party from 1917 to 1918, when the party split nationally over Billy Hughes' stance on conscription.