Parliamentary Service |
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MLC |
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Liberal
President Perth City branch, vice-president Liberal party (WA Division) |
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22 May 1948 |
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Metropolitan |
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Electorates
- MLC Metropolitan Province 22 May 1948–20 March 1956
Committees
- Member Joint House Committee 1950–1956
- Member Select Committee on the Provisions of the Kauri Timber Co Ltd Agreement Bill 1950
- Chairman Select Committee on the Workers’ Compensation Act Amendment Bill 1954
Royal Commissions
- Chairman Hon Royal Commission inquiring into the Town Planning and Development Act Amendment Bill 1951–1952
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Personal Information |
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24 October 1890 |
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High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom |
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20 March 1956 |
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Roelands Hall, Western Australia |
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Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia |
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To WA 1912 |
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Son of Walter Vincent Hearn, cabinetmaker/chair maker, and Louisa Snell |
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Married 9 September 1914, resident of Robert Matheson, Victoria Park, WA to Edith Nellie Matheson (born circa 1889–26 September 1970), daughter of Robert and Edith Ford
Children: one son and one daughter |
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Methodist |
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Businessperson |
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Founded furniture firm with twin brother Ernest
Became Life Governor and director of Hearn Bros and Hearnstead Pty Ltd and allied firms |
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Appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) 1952 |
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President Citizen Rights Association formed to combat socialism and oppose bank nationalisation in 1949 federal election
Chairman Hearn Industries Ltd, one of state’s biggest commercial companies
President Employers’ Federation of WA for several years, vice-president Australia Council of Employer Federations
During World War II Commissioner for Australian Comforts Fund
Member Returned Services of League
Life member WA Cycling Association |
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Black, David and Geoffrey Bolton. Biographical register of members of the Parliament of Western Australia: volume two 1930-2010, p. 115.
West Australian, 21 March 1956. |
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