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Nationalist to 1922 then Country Party
Independent Nationalist in 1924 |
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12 March 1921 |
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Claremont |
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State
Electorates
- MLA Claremont, 12 March 1921–22 March 1924
- Contested Claremont 22 March 1924
Commonwealth
- Contested Senate 5 September 1914, 19 December 1931
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1924 |
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Personal Information |
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29 May 1865 (possibly earlier) |
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On farm 20 miles from Edinburgh, Whitburn, Linlithgowshire, Scotland, United Kingdom |
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27 February 1947 |
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Brighton, England, United Kingdom |
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To WA circa 1894 |
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Married (1) unknown
Widowed
Married (2) 26 June 1890, residence of Thomas Cowie, Junction, Newcastle, NSW (Primitive Methodist) to Phillis Hunt (born circa 1863 and died Claremont, 31 May 1927), daughter of James and Mary
Children: one son
Widowed 31 May 1927 |
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Not stated |
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Miner and manager |
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Miner in NSW by 1890
Mine manager, Coolgardie, 1899 and at Boulder, 1904
Served in Scots’ Greys for four months
Enlisted Australian Imperial Force, 15 December 1915, 2nd Lieutenant
Promoted to Lieutenant, 10 February 1916
Served in France in 3rd Mining Company and 3rd Tunnelling Company
Discharged 16 December 1916 |
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Mayor of Claremont, 1920–1921 |
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Emigrated to Australia as a child, first in New South Wales
Resided at Claremont from 1905, independent means
Organised Miners’ Corps with Professor Edgeworth David
President, WA Club
Member, Tattersalls Club
Promoted group settlement scheme for Kimberleys, 1923
Interested in lead mining in north and Lake Austin
Endeavoured to promote gold mining in Nullagine area, early 1930s
Still living with son and daughter-in-law in Claremont, 1931
Retired to England, circa 1935 |
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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. 195.
Metropolitan Cemeteries Board website. Accessed 15 September 2022. https://portal.mcb.wa.gov.au/name-search/ns-detail/?id=912b64bc-8a1d-ec11-b6e7-00224814cbf0
West Australian, 15 March 1921, 22 February 1947.
The Western Australia post office directory, (1895/6–1905) |
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