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Electorates
- MLA Swan 24 April 1901–27 October 1905, 11 September 1908–3 October 1911
- Contested Swan 27 October 1905, 3 October 1911
Office
- Opposition Whip 1903–1904
- Speaker 28 July 1904–27 October 1905
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Personal Information |
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1 July 1869 |
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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
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3 April 1915 |
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North Perth, Western Australia |
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East Perth Cemetery, Western Australia |
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Came to WA 1891 |
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Son of Daniel, cook and hotel keeper, and Hannah Matheson |
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Married 7 January 1899, St George’s Cathedral, Perth to Mary Augusta Maude Cresswell (born circa 1867), daughter of Charles James and Mary Augusta Porter
Children: three sons and one daughter |
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Church of England |
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Educated local and private schools in South Australia
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Viticulturist |
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Postal officer, South Australia
1891–1893 mercantile agent for Adelaide firms
From 1893 viticulturist, Mundaring |
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Middle name is Manuel on birth certificate
Founder and president Fruit Growers’ Association
1913 on executive council Farmers and Settlers Association
Editor Producers’ Review |
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D Black and G Bolton, eds, Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia: volume two 1930-2010, Western Australian Parliamentary History Project, Perth, WA, 2011, p. 105.
R Erickson, ed, Dictionary of Western Australians, 1829-1914. Volume 5. The golden years, 1889-1914, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, 1986.
West Australian, 14 September 1908, 5 April 1915.
Twentieth Century Impressions of Western Australia, PWH Thiel, Perth, 1901, p. 32. |
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