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David Forrest
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Birth | | Date: 2 January 1852
Place: Picton, Western Australia |
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Parents |  | William Forrest, mill owner, and Margaret Guthrie Hill
Brother of Alexander Forrest and John Forrest |
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Marriage and Family |  | Married 7 December 1881, Wilberforce Church, York to Mary Parker (born 16 May 1853 and died 28 May 1942), daughter of John Wyborn and Elizabeth Dodd
Children: five sons, including Robert Mervyn Forrest, farmer and politician, and two daughters |
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Death |  | Date: 5 January 1917
Place: Claremont, Western Australia
Cemetery: Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia
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Religion |  | Church of England |
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Education |  | Bunbury and Bishop Hale’s School |
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Occupation |  | Farmer |
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Employment History |  | Farmed at Cubbine, Cobham, in York district in 1870 and early 1880s
In 1874 drove sheep to Ashburton in North West
Part-owner with brothers of Minderoo Station, Ashburton, manager for fifteen years |
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House |  | MLA |
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Local Government Service |  | Ashburton Road Board chairman |
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Party |  | Forrest |
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Date Elected |  | 24 April 1900 |
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Speeches |  | Search for speeches by David Forrest |
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Year Retired/Resigned |  | 1901 |
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Electorate |  | Ashburton |
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Parliamentary Service |  | Electorates
- MLA Ashburton 24 April 1900 (by-election)–24 April 1901
- Contested Gascoyne 24 April 1901, North Province 15 January 1907 (by-election)
Historical Notes
- Three Forrest brothers served in the Parliament of Western Australia including David Forrest and his brothers, Sir John and Alexander.
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Background/Membership |  | Family moved to Ashburton area 1885
Retired to Minderoo in Claremont
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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, 2010, p. 74. |
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