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Electorates
- MLC Central Province 30 May 1904–21 May 1916
- Contested Cue 24 April 1901, Central Province 13 May 1916
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Personal Information |
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10 February 1845 |
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Renfrewshire or Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom |
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26 June 1936 |
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Mt Lawley, Western Australia |
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Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia |
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Son of John, manufacturer and Jean Paton and father of William |
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Married 13 August 1873, Kilbirnie Scotland to Jane Walker, daughter of James and Agnes Patrick
Children: three sons, including William Patrick Jr, farmer and politician, and three daughters |
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Presbyterian |
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Educated Lochwinnoch and Glasgow
Studied law for a time
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Draper |
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Entered commercial life in Glasgow
Merchant and auctioneer at Kapunda until came to WA 1897
Storekeeper at Day Dawn 1898–1904, then draper’s business with brother at Cue |
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Cue Municipal Council until 1902 |
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Arrived South Australia circa 1881 |
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Battye, JS. The Cyclopedia of Western Australia, p. 332.
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. 159.
West Australian, 27 June 1936. |
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