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8 March 1892 |
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Nominated |
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Electorates
- Nominated MLC, 9 June 1887–21 October 1890
- Nominated MLC, 8 March 1892–June 1894
- MLC West Province, 16 July 1894–21 May 1900
- Contested South Fremantle, 11 December 1890
- Contested West Province, 14 May 1900
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Personal Information |
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Circa 1836-1838 |
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Gravesend, Kent, England, United Kingdom |
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17 January 1907 |
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Sydney, NSW, Australia |
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Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia |
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April 1853 |
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Son of William John, first dispenser of medicine at Fremantle Convict Establishment and Sarah Ann |
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Married 23 December 1861, Serpentine School House, to Jane Ainslie Fairbairn (born circa May 1843 and died 15 January 1919), daughter of John and Elizabeth
Children: eight sons and five daughters |
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Not stated |
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Private school of Rev Joseph Freeman, West Hamshire, Essex, England
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Businessperson and teacher |
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Joined Charles Alexander Manning, general merchant, Fremantle
School teacher at Pinjarra, by 1861
Opened chemist and drapery business, Fremantle, 1863 |
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Member, Fremantle City Council 1875, 1877–1880
Mayor, Fremantle City Council, 1883–1888 and 1891–1892
Mayor, North Fremantle City Council, 1895–1899 and 1901–1903 |
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Justice of the Peace, 1886
Freemason |
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Black, David and Geoffrey Bolton. Biographical register of members of the Parliament of Western Australia: volume one 1890-1930, p. 50.
Metropolitan Cemeteries Board website. Accessed 28 June 2022. https://portal.mcb.wa.gov.au/name-search/ns-detail/?id=3b69e165-e01c-ec11-b6e7-00224814c0bd |
| Bibliography |
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BDWA I.
Government Gazette, 1886, p. 417.
Kimberly, p. 28–29.
The Possum, 15 October 1887.
Richards.
West Australian, 14 February 1903, 9 May 1907. |