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Labor until 1905 then Liberal |
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24 April 1901 |
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Kanowna |
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State
Electorates
- MLA Kanowna, 24 April 1901–27 October 1905
Office
- Minister for Justice and Mines, 10 August 1904–7 June 1905
- Minister for Justice and Labor, 7 June–25 August 1905
Parliamentary Party Appointments
- Leader, Labor Party, 1901–1903
Commonwealth
Electorates
- Contested Coolgardie (House of Representatives) 13 April 1910
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Personal Information |
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27 July 1861 |
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Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom |
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9 April 1914 |
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Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia |
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New Melbourne Cemetery, Fawkner, Victoria, Australia |
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1895 |
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Son of William, Pensioner, 63rd regiment, and Christina Stewart |
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Unmarried |
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Church of England |
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Educated Glasgow
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Mining and commercial agent |
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Mining and commercial agent, Perth, 1905–1912 |
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Emigrated to New Zealand and prospected in Thames district
Went to Victoria, 1890
Moved to WA for goldmining, 1895
Representative, Amalgamated Workers’ Association
Delegate, Electoral Reform Convention
Strong federalist
Moved to Victoria, circa 1913 |
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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, 2010, p.93
Twentieth Century Impressions of Western Australia, PWH Thiel, Perth, 1901, p. 31. |
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