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Forrest |
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14 June 1894 |
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West Perth |
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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
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Personal Information |
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9 May 1850 |
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Fremantle, Western Australia |
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24 August 1903 |
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Mandurah, Western Australia |
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Karrakatta Cemetery, WA |
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Son of George, merchant, and Ellen Woodward |
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Married 12 November 1879, The Church, Fremantle to Mary Louisa Whitfield (born 17 December 1859), daughter of Edward Goldsmith and Susan Jane Sutherland
Children: three sons, including Garnet Barrington Wood, MP and farmer, and one daughter |
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Church of England |
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Auctioneer |
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Employed by TH Carter, merchants, at Fremantle 1872
Bankrupt in 1887
Established his own auctioneering and land agency business in 1888 at Perth |
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First Mayor of Fremantle 1883–1885
Fremantle Town Council member 1875–1883 |
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Noted vocalist |
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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. 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. |
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