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Electorates
- MLA North Perth 28 June 1904–27 October 1905
- Contested North Perth 27 October 1905
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Personal Information |
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29 October 1865 |
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Mt Prospect near Creswick, Victoria, Australia |
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17 June 1919 |
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Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
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Karrakatta Cemetery, WA |
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Came to WA 1903 |
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Married 12 April 1887, Daylesford, Victoria to Annie Andrew (born circa 1864 and died circa December 1942), daughter of Thomas and Grace Goldsworthy
Children: three sons and three daughters |
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Methodist |
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Son of Frank, engine driver, and Elizabeth
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Coachbuilder |
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Worked as a wheelwright in 1887, Melbourne
For some years in business at Morwell, Gippsland
1905 resumed trade as coachbuilder at Highgate Hill until death |
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North Perth Municipal Council 1909–1914 |
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1885 foundation member Blacksmith’s Union (Victoria)
President Victorian Coachbuilders’ Union 1901
Reformed Coachbuilders’ Union in WA
Founded Carter and Drivers’ Union
Member Trades and Labor Council |
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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, 2001, p. 207. |
Bibliography |
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Sunday Times, 22 June 1919.
West Australian, 19 June 1904.
The Western Australia post office directory, (1905–1919) |