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State
Electorates
- MLA Irwin 24 June 1904–21 October 1914
- Contested Irwin 21 October 1914
Commonwealth
Electorates
- Contested Senate (WA) 16 December 1903
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Personal Information |
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3 April 1846 |
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Oakover, Middle Swan, Western Australia |
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9 May 1921 |
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Claremont, Western Australia |
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Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia |
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Son of Samuel, farmer, and Dora Mary Jane Dalgety, brother of William Dalgety |
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Married 9 February 1870, Fremantle Congregational Church to Eliza Mary Johnston (born 12 July 1844 and died 24 November 1933), daughter of Reverend Joseph and Harriet Platt
Children: four sons and six daughters |
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Church of England |
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Educated Bishop Hale’s School, Perth
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Public servant, postmaster and businessperson |
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1861–1863 served in public service
1863–1867 with FT Gregory assisted with first survey of Darling Downs in Queensland
Became merchant and postmaster at Dongara, also grazing at Cadgy-Cadgy station
1872–1874 postmaster at Dongara
Director of WA Bank (retired 1920)
Commissioner Supreme Court of WA |
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Greenough Road Board chairman 1873
Claremont Road Board chairman |
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1870 member Greenough Board of Education
1876 Justice of the Peace
Retired to Claremont 1901
President WA Pastoralists’ Association |
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Black, David and Geoffrey Bolton. Biographical register of members of the Parliament of Western Australia: volume one 1870-1930.
Battye, JS. The Cyclopedia of Western Australia, Vol 1, p. 349.
Burke. Genealogical and Heraldic History of Colonial gentry Vol 2, p. 525–26.
Erikson, Rica. The bicentennial dictionary of Western Australians, pre-1829-1888, Vol 3.
Twentieth century impressions of Western Australia, p. 587.
West Australian, 16 May 1921. |
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