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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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Personal Information |
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15 March 1867 |
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Tynemouth, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom |
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30 November 1928 |
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At sea en route from Liverpool to Australia |
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Travelled to Australia 1887 |
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Son of John Stephenson, upholsterer, and Mary Young |
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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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Church of England |
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Mill Hill School, London, 1880–1882
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Businessperson and cabinetmaker |
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Jackaroo, Annean Station in Murchison until after 1890
By 1895 in business at Geraldton as commission and mining agent, and in transport
Captain, Boer War, circa 1900, took first Australian contingent of mounted infantry
After end of war, stayed in South Africa as Commandant of South African Constabulary in Standarton district
Removal contractor and cabinet maker with brother, 1907 |
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Queen’s medal (three bars) |
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Vice president, Geraldton Chamber of Commerce, 1898
Justice of Peace for Bethel district, 1901–1907
Returned to Newcastle, England, 1907
Director, 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, North East Furnishing Employers’ Federation |
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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 online 12 July 2022. (wife's record) https://portal.mcb.wa.gov.au/name-search/ns-detail/?id=55b2fcc2-de1c-ec11-b6e7-00224814c0bd |
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