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Electorates
- Nominated MLC 25 July 1876–5 July 1880, 31 December 1890–June 1894
- MLC East Province 16 July 1894–27 July 1896
- Contested York, 11 February 1880, 27 October 1884, East Province 27 July 1896
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Personal Information |
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9 February 1844 |
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Perth, Western Australia |
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12 February 1910 |
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Tranby Park, Peninsula, Maylands, Western Australia |
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East Perth Cemetery, Western Australia |
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Son of Joseph, farmer, and Ann Robinson |
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Married (1) 2 February 1876, Wesley Church, Perth to Jane Vounder Lowe (born circa October 1854), daughter of William, Wesleyan minister, and Mary Rodda
Children: one son
Widowed 6 August 1886
Married (2) 1 September 1892, Wesley Church, Perth to Kathleen Emily Beurteaux (born 22 January 1866 and died 13 April 1939), daughter of Louie Augustus and Helen Huertson
Children: one son and one daughter |
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Methodist |
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Educated in Yorkshire, England
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Viticulturist |
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Worked five years on large estate, Yorkshire
Owned Mt Hardey estate York |
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1866 returned to WA, took over father’s property (father died 1875) at The Peninsula, Maylands
Vice-president Royal Agricultural Society
Justice of the Peace
Secretary Perth Wesleyan Sunday School
Member Perth Education Board
Perth Road Board 1877–1910, chairman 1890–1910 |
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BDWA II
Black, David and Geoffrey Bolton. Biographical register of members of the Parliament of Western Australia: volume one 1870-1930, p. 89.
Twentieth Century Impressions, p. 39.
Daily News, 12 February 1910. |
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