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Electorates
- MLC Metropolitan-Suburban Province 22 May 1924–21 May 1930
- Contested Metropolitan-Suburban Province 10 May 1930
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Personal Information |
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24 October 1862 |
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Port Sorell district, Tasmania, Australia |
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28 December 1930 |
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St John of God Hospital, Subiaco, Western Australia |
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Karrakatta Cemetery, WA |
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1897 |
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Son of Frederick Wilkinson, surgeon and Margaret Stephenson (formerly Develin) |
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Married 29 October 1884, All Saints Church, Port Sorell district, Tasmania to Louisa (May) Wood, daughter of Michael
Children: three sons and one daughter
Widowed (?) |
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Church of England |
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State and grammar schools, Tasmania
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Carpenter and businessperson |
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Carpenter in 1884, established produce business in Devonport 1892
to Western Australia 1897, founded firm at Fremantle and Perth (registered as company 1913) |
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Devonport Town Council 1891–1897 |
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Twice president Perth Chamber of Commerce
Chairman of directors Bankers’ and Traders’ Insurance Company Limited and Wilga Coal Prospecting Co Ltd
One time champion sculler of Tasmania
Member Fremantle Rowing Club
Committee member Western Australian Turf Club |
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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. 187. |
Bibliography |
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1924 'LABOR CANDIDATES SUCCEED.', The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950), 12 May, p. 8 Edition: THIRD EDITION, viewed 16 December, 2015, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article84252779
Who's Who in Australia, 1929. |