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Electorates
- MLC West Province, 18 July 1895 (by-election)–21 May 1902
- Contested West Province, 16 July 1894, East Province 16 May 1914 (Liberal)
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Personal Information |
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23 October 1863 |
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Paddington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom |
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23 May 1937 |
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Belmont, Western Australia |
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Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia.
Roman Catholic Area, AC Section, grave site 0134 |
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Son of William, merchant, and Ernestine Morris |
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Married 27 April 1887, St George’s Cathedral, Perth to Constance Caroline Forbes (born circa 1865 and died 3 September 1940), daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Charles D’Oyly and Mary Louise Slade
Children: one son and three daughters |
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Catholic |
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Educated Westminster
WA Bar 1887
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Lawyer |
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Schoolmaster at Fremantle Government School when admitted to WA Bar, 1887
Practised law with DR Gawler
In England, 1902–1905
Practised law in Northam, 1905–1916
Served in England with Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, 1916–1918
Acting Police Magistrate, Perth, October 1923–November 1931
Deputy government representative, Public Service Appeals Board until death |
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Member, Claremont Road Board, 1893–1895 |
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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, 2001.
Metropolitan Cemeteries Board website. Accessed online 5 July 2022. https://portal.mcb.wa.gov.au/name-search/ns-detail/?id=e996243b-c91c-ec11-b6e7-00224814c4b9 |
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Erikson, Rica. The bicentennial dictionary of Western Australians, pre-1829-1888, Volume III.
Twentieth Century Impressions of Western Australia, PWH Thiel, Perth, 1901, p. 25.
West Australian, 24 May 1937. |