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Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia

John Thomson

Parliamentary Service

House

MLA

Party

Nationalist to 1922 then Country Party Independent Nationalist in 1924

Date Elected

12 March 1921

Electorate

Claremont

Service

State

Electorates

MLA Claremont 12 March 1921–22 March 1924
Contested Claremont 22 March 1924

Commonwealth

Contested Senate 5 September 1914, 19 December 1931

Private Member's Bills

Speeches

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Year Retired/Resigned

1924

Personal Information

Birth date

29 May 1865 (possibly earlier)

Place of birth

On farm 20 miles from Edinburgh, Whitburn, Linlithgowshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death date

27 February 1947

Cause of death

Place of death

Brighton, England, United Kingdom

Cemetery

Arrived in WA

To WA circa 1894

Parents

Marriage and Family

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 31 May 1927), daughter of James and Mary
Children: one son
Widowed 31 May 1927

Religion

Not stated

Education

Occupation

Miner and manager

Employment History

Miner in NSW by 1890
1899 mine manager at Coolgardie and 1904 at Boulder
At one time served in Scots’ Greys for four months
Enlisted Australian Imperial Force 15 December 1915, 2nd Lieutenant
Promoted Lieutenant 10 February 1916, served in France in 3rd Mining Company and 3rd Tunnelling Company
Discharged 16 December 1916

Local Government

Mayor of Claremont 1920–1921

Principal Honours

Background/Membership

Emigrated to Australia as a child, first in New South Wales
Resided at Claremont from 1905, independent means
With Professor Edgeworth David organised Miners’ Corps
President WA Club, member Tattersalls Club
1923 promoted group settlement scheme for Kimberleys
Interested in lead mining in north and Lake Austin
Early 1930s endeavoured to promote gold mining in Nullagine area
1931 still living with son and daughter-in-law in Claremont
By circa 1935 retired to England

References

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 21 April 2015. http://www2.mcb.wa.gov.au/NameSearch/details.php?id=KB00035143
West Australian, 15 March 1921, 22 February 1947.
The Western Australia post office directory, (1895/6–1905)

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