Members’ biographical register

Richard Sampson

House

MLA

Party

County Party (CP) County Party until 1923 then Ministerial (Majority) County Party (MCP) until 1924 Nationalist until circa 1932 then County Party

Date first elected

12 March 1921

Year Retired/Resigned

1944

Electorate(s)

Swan

Inaugural Speech

Parliamentary Service

Service

Electorates

MLA Swan, 12 March 1921–16 February 1944

Office

Colonial Secretary and Minister for Public Health, 1922–1924

Private Member's Bills

Personal Information

Death date

16 February 1944

Cause of death

Place of death

Westminster Hospital, Perth, Western Australia

Cemetery

Karrakatta Cemetery, WA. Congregational area, AA Section, 0383 grave site

Arrived in WA

Arrived in Western Australia, 1894

Occupation

Printer

Employment History

Printer, Inquirer and Morning Herald Founded RS Sampson and Company, 1896, later Service Printing Company 1928–1929

Local Government

Member, Leederville Municipal Council, 1900–1902 Member, North Perth Municipal Council, 1909–1913 Member, Darling Range Road Board from 1907, chairman, 1909–1928 Chairman, Road Board Association, 1931–1937

Principal Honours

Background/Membership

Member, council WA Historical Society
Life member, WA Poultry Organisation
Chairman, Beekeepers’ Section of Primary Producers’ Association
Racing cyclist, chairman for 21 years and life member, Western Australian League of Wheelmen

References

D Black and G Bolton, eds, Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia: volume one 1870-1930, Parliamentary History Project, Perth, WA, 2010, p. 174.
Metropolitan Cemeteries Board website. Accessed online 13 July 2022. https://portal.mcb.wa.gov.au/name-search/ns-detail/?id=816c3fdf-8c1d-ec11-b6e7-00224814c0bd

Bibliography

Further Information