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Electorates
- MLA South Perth, 24 April 1901–28 June 1904; Canning, 28 June 1904–3 October 1911
- Contested Canning 3 October 1911, Metropolitan–Suburban Province, 11 May 1918
Office
- Government Whip, 1904–1911
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Personal Information |
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20 October 1862 |
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Gawler, South Australia, Australia |
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12 August 1943 |
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Glendalough, Leederville, Western Australia |
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Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia |
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1890 |
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Son of James Gawler, Presbyterian Minister, and Margaret Leonard |
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Married 21 October 1896, St Albans Church Perth (Reformed Church) to Harriet Ann Scott (born circa 1874 and died circa June 1968), daughter of Edward Lee and Eliza Sarah Hodges
Children: four sons and four daughters
Son, Jim Gordon won Victoria Cross in World War II |
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Presbyterian |
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Farmer, stock and station agent |
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With Bank of Adelaide three years
Jackaroo, south-east South Australia for two years
Farmer, wheat and wool agency, Bordertown
Horse and cattle salesman, auctioneer, Perth
Stock and station agent, Gingin, 1910–1911
Farmer and grazier at Namban, 1912–1917; Gingin, 1917-1943 |
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Member and chairman, Canning Road Board, 1899–1901 |
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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. 82.
Metropolitan Cemeteries Board website. Accessed online 30 June 2022.https://portal.mcb.wa.gov.au/name-search/ns-detail/?id=c7e9155e-9c1d-ec11-b6e7-00224814c3d1 |
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Morning Herald, 29 June 1904.
Kalgoorlie Miner, 30 October 1905.
Twentieth Century Impressions of Western Australia, PWH Thiel, Perth, 1901, p. 30. |