Sydney - The body of an Australian politician notorious for his womanizing has been dug up for DNA testing a century after his death to settle a paternity case, news reports said Monday.

Charles Kingston - who was premier of the state of South Australia when it was a British colony between 1893 and 1899, gave women the right to vote and helped draft the constitution that allowed the federation of Australia's states in 1901 - was hounded out of office by Adelaide society for his many affairs.

A local businessman and his sister won permission for the body to be exhumed because they believe they are related to an illegitimate child fathered by Kingston, The Advertiser newspaper reported.

Kingston's remains were exhumed in March. (dpa)