Parliamentary Service |
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MLA |
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Labor |
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5 May 1897 |
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North Perth |
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Electorates
- MLA North Perth 5 May 1897–16 October 1900 (Seat declared vacant because absent for two months without leave of house)
Historical Notes
- Regarded as first Labor MP in WA
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1900 |
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Personal Information |
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20 November 1863 |
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Barrow-in-Furness, Dalton, Lancaster County, England, United Kingdom |
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Unknown |
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Unknown |
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To WA 1892 |
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Son of John, china and glass dealer/master builder, and Margaret Cunningham |
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Married 9 March 1885, Independent Chapel, Fleetwood, Lancashire, England to Ann Helena Cottam (born circa 1862), daughter of John
Children: at least two sons and two daughters |
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Not stated |
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Carpenter and builder |
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Began work as collier and carpenter (joiner) journeyman
1894 started building contracting business |
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Perth City Council 1896–1899 |
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Sailed for Victoria 1889
With Trades and Labor Council, president 1893
Left WA circa 1901. May have moved to Moama in NSW |
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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. 155.
Pearce, George Foster. Carpenter to Cabinet , p. 36.
Kimberly WB. History of West Australia, p. 226.
West Australian, 11 March 1897, p. 3. |
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