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Electorates
- MLA Geraldton 21 November 1906 (by-election)–11 September 1908
- Contested Geraldton 28 June 1904, 27 October 1905, 11 September 1908, Kimberley 18 October 1911
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Personal Information |
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5 November 1862 |
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Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia |
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Circa 1921–1940 |
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Son of Thomas, gardener, and Helen Leishman |
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Married 2 June 1885, Carlton, Victoria (Salvation Army), to Elizabeth Rees Fraser (born circa 1865), daughter of Thomas Rees and Ann Spark
Children: at least one son and one daughter |
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Not stated |
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Carpenter |
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By 1885 and as late as 1894 working as a carpenter and joiner living in Collingwood, Victoria
1899 carpenter at Geraldton
By 1909 into business as builder and contractor
1911 Secretary Australian Workers Union, Perth
1921 described as architect and contractor |
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1910–1914 living in Claremont
1915–1918 in Subiaco |
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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, 2010, p. 40.
The Western Australia post office directory, (1899–1913) |
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