Members’ biographical register

Barrington Wood

House

MLA MLC

Party

Forrest

Date first elected

14 June 1894

Year Retired/Resigned

1903

Electorate(s)

West Perth

Inaugural Speech

Parliamentary Service

Service

Electorates

MLA West Perth 14 June 1894–24 April 1901
MLC Metropolitan–Suburban Province 12 May 1902–24 August 1903
Contested West Perth 24 April 1901, Kimberley West 23 July 1901 (by-election)

Office

Commissioner of Railways and Director of Public Works 10 September 1900–27 May 1901

Historical Notes

Barrington and his son, Garnet Barrington; Charles and Norman Baxter; Charles and Richard Court are the only fathers and sons to have been Ministers of the Crown in WA

Private Member's Bills

Personal Information

Death date

24 August 1903

Cause of death

Place of death

Mandurah, Western Australia

Cemetery

Karrakatta Cemetery, WA

Arrived in WA

Occupation

Auctioneer

Employment History

Employed by TH Carter, merchants, at Fremantle 1872
Bankrupt in 1887
Established his own auctioneering and land agency business in 1888 at Perth

Local Government

First Mayor of Fremantle 1883–1885 Fremantle Town Council member 1875–1883

Principal Honours

Background/Membership

Noted vocalist

References

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. 211. Dictionary of Western Australians, 1829-1914. Volume 4. Part 2, L-Z. The challenging years, 1868-1888.
Twentieth century impressions of Western Australia, p. 41.
West Australian, 13 May 1902, 26 August 1903.

Bibliography

Further Information