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Electorates
- MLC East Province 18 September 1910 (by-election)–21 May 1912
- Contested East Province 14 May 1912
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Personal Information |
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5 August 1869 |
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York, Western Australia |
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12 March 1955 |
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Albany, Western Australia |
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York Cemetery, Western Australia |
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Son of William, farmer, and Mary Batty Taylor |
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Married (1) 6 June 1894 to Susannah Collins (born 17 July 1875), daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Addison
Widowed 22 June 1938
Children: three sons and four daughters
Married (2) 3 August 1944, St Mary’s Cathedral, Perth to Lenore Flanagan (nee Kerr), widow of William Flanagan, daughter of William Thomas and Teresa O’Dea
Widowed 8 October 1947
No children |
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Catholic |
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Educated government school 1883 on father’s farm
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Farmer and businessperson |
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1886 took up 1,000 acres
1888 with father and brothers cleared road to Southern Cross goldfields
Worked on constructing telegraph line to Southern Cross
Pioneer farmer at Yorkrakine
1892–1897 carrying and coaching on Eastern Goldfields
Sandalwooding
By 1894 farm near York, managed family properties, had 4,000 acres by 1910
With early death of his brothers managed properties for family
1908 purchased Empire Flour Mill, York, chairman of directors until his death |
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York Road Board member and Municipal Council, 1902–1908 (?) and 1921–1924 |
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Foundation chairman of York Cooperative
1908–1911 president York Agricultural Society |
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Battye, JS. The Cyclopedia of Western Australia, vol 1, p. 336–37.
Black, David and Geoffrey Bolton. Biographical register of members of the Parliament of Western Australia: volume one 1870-1930.
Erickson, Rica. The bicentennial dictionary of Western Australians pre 1829-1888, vol 3.
West Australian, 30 September 1910, 14 March 1955. |
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