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Richard Robson
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Principal Honours | | Queen’s medal (three bars) |
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Birth | | Date: 15 March 1867
Place: Tynemouth, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom |
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Arrival in WA | | Travelled to Australia 1887 |
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Parents | | Son of John Stephenson, upholsterer, and Mary Young |
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Marriage and Family | | Married 30 April 1895, Christ Church, Geraldton to Clara Hannah Elizabeth Hosken (born circa 1872 and died 18 February 1941), daughter of William and Amy Hale
Children: two sons and three daughters |
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Death | | Date: 30 November 1928
Place: At sea en route from Liverpool to Australia
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Religion | | Church of England |
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Education | | Mill Hill School, London 1880–1882 |
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Occupation | | Businessperson and cabinetmaker |
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Employment History | | Jackaroo on Annean Station in Murchison until after 1890
By 1895 in business at Geraldton as commission and mining agent, and in transport vice president Geraldton Chamber of Commerce in 1898
To Boer War circa 1900, Captain took first Australian contingent of mounted infantry
After end of war stayed in South Africa as Commandant of South African Constabulary in Standarton district
1907 removal contractor and cabinet maker with brother |
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House | | MLA |
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Party | | Opposition |
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Date Elected | | 12 July 1899 |
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Inaugural Speech | | |
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Speeches | | Search for speeches by Richard Robson |
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Year Retired/Resigned | | 1900 |
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Electorate | | Geraldton |
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Parliamentary Service | | Electorates
- MLA Geraldton 12 July 1899 (by-election)–13 June 1900 (resigned) following rejection by Select Committee of his charges of corruption against Forrest Ministry
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Background/Membership | | Justice of Peace for Bethel district 1901–1907
Returned to Newcastle, England, 1907
Director of Robson and Sons Ltd, cabinet makers and upholsterers of Newcastle and of Laidler, Robsons Ltd of Holmeside, Sunderland
Travelled during winters
Member Newcastle Society of Antiquaries and Natural History Society
Founder and past president of North East Furnishing Employers’ Federation |
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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. 172.
Metropolitan Cemeteries Board website. Accessed 31 March 2015. http://www2.mcb.wa.gov.au/NameSearch/details.php?id=KB00065859 |
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