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Electorates
- MLA Mt Hawthorn 23 March 1968–19 February 1983 (constituency abolished in redistribution)
- MLA Balcatta 19 February 1983–4 February 1989
- Contested North Metropolitan Province 20 February 1965
Office
- Attorney General and Minister for Railways, 3 March–30 September 1971
- Shadow Attorney General, 1974–1980
- Deputy Chairman of Committees, 24 May 1973–1977
Committees
- Member, Select Committee on Alcohol and Other Drugs 1983–1984; and on the Small Claims Tribunal 1984–1985
- Member, Public Accounts Committee 24 March 1973–1977 and 18 May 1988–1989
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
- Lead all States delegation to Commonwealth Parliamentary Association General Conference, London 1973
- Represented WA branch at 19th Australasian and Pacific Regional Conference, Darwin, 1987
- Member Commonwealth Parliamentary Association General Council
Delegations
- Delegate to Commonwealth Constitution Conventions
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Personal Information |
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22 June 1924 |
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Inglewood, Western Australia |
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17 November 2014 |
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Kimberley Homes, West Leederville, Western Australia |
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Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia |
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Son of Walter, blacksmith and farrier, and Maude Bennett |
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Married 31 January 1953, Forrest Park, Methodist Church, Mt Lawley to Lorna Bethel Moore, daughter of Henry and Maude Esmeralda White
Children: four sons |
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Uniting Church |
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Inglewood Junior and Senior Primary Schools, and Perth Boys’ School, studied accountancy
After discharge from Army undertook rehabilitation studies as accountant, then law part-time
Admitted to Bar, December 1954
Associate Australian Society of Accountants
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Lawyer and accountant |
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Enlisted 2nd Australian Imperial Force 21 June 1943
Served in HQ 3rd Australian Corps in 16 Australian Advanced Ordinance Depot in Bougainville and Rabaul
Promoted Sergeant 2 May 1946
Discharged 15 July 1946
Worked as a clerk and bookkeeper
Worked as accountant, auditor and secretary
After admission to the Bar entered legal practice in partnership |
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Life member, Return Services Leave of Australia
President, Western Australian Epilepsy Association
Held official posts and acted as auditor for numerous organisations, clubs and associations
In retirement lived in Scarborough, Western Australia |
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D Black and G Bolton, Biographical register of members of the Parliament of Western Australia: volume two 1930-2010, eds, Western Australian Parliamentary History Project, Perth, WA, 2011, p. 17.
Death notice, West Australian, 19 November 2014, p. 110.
Metropolitan Cemeteries Board website. Accessed 22 June 2022. https://portal.mcb.wa.gov.au/name-search/ns-detail/?id=7e510efc-8e1d-ec11-b6e7-00224814c2d3 |
Bibliography |
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