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Electorates
- MLA Kimberley 13 November 1905–9 November 1917
- Contested Kimberley 9 April 1927 (Independent United Party)
Office
- Minister without portfolio 16 September 1910–7 October 1911
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Personal Information |
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2 March 1870 |
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Bridport, Dorset, England, United Kingdom |
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20 January 1946 |
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West Perth, Western Australia |
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Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia |
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Arrived WA 1889 |
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Son of Thomas, accountant, and Martha Guppy |
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Married 18 January 1900, St John’s Church, Albany to Constance Cox (born circa 1871 United Kingdom), daughter of James and Agnes Grant
Widowed 12 March 1942
Children: four sons and one daughter |
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Church of England |
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Educated Bridport Grammar School
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Pearler, farmer and salesperson |
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Worked in family rope works
After arriving in WA 1889, worked on farm at Guildford
1894 went to Broome to manage EW Streeter’s pearling business with his son GS Streeter
Streeter and Male formed, also encompassed pastoral station at Roebuck Plains and general business at Broome
When EW Streeter returned to London, Male became sole manager
With his brother Archie continued pearling business
By 1912 brothers owned Hill station between Broome and Beagle Bay and Arthur bought Ida Valley between Menzies and Leonora
Firm acted as agent for Dalgety and Co Ltd and Blue Funnel Line
Broome representative of Lloyds |
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Original member Broome Road Board
On Broome Municipal Council Mayor 1908–1909
Broome Road Board again from 1910 |
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Justice of the Peace
Business ran into problems after 1918
Retired to Perth 1930 and management taken over by oldest son
Member Senate, University of Western Australia 1916–1917
Member Weld Club
Honorary Consul for Japan from 1928 |
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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, p. 133. |
| Bibliography |
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Mary Albertus Bain, 'Male, Arthur (1870–1946)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/male-arthur-7469/text13013, published first in hardcopy 1986, accessed online 23 December 2015.
Battye, JS. The Cyclopedia of Western Australia, vol 1, p. 348.
Battye, JS. The History of the North West of Australia.
West Australian, 22 January 1946.
Western Mail, 24 September 1910. |