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Electorates
- MLA Kalgoorlie, 27 October 1905–3 October 1911; Nedlands, 12 April 1930–25 March 1950
- Contested Kalgoorlie, 28 June 1904, Nedlands, 25 March 1950
Office
- Attorney General, 14 May 1906–14 May 1909 (resigned)
- Chief Secretary and Minister for Education, 24 April 1930–21 September 1931 (resigned)
Historical Notes
- Prepared and presented WA case to Commonwealth Disabilities Commission, 1925
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Personal Information |
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24 April 1954 |
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Subiaco, Western Australia |
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Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia. Roman Catholic area, BA section, 0016 grave site. |
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Emigrated to WA 1895 |
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Lawyer |
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Barrister in England and Ireland
Practised law in Kalgoorlie, acted for many British investors |
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Mayor of Kalgoorlie, 1901–1905 |
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King’s Counsel (KC) 1908; Knight (Kt) (1948) |
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After election to Parliament lived and practised in Perth
Vice-president, Chamber of Mines
Member, Senate, University of Western Australia, 1912–1918
Keen yachtsman and many years president, Perth Flying Squadron
Member, Nedlands Cricket Club |
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D Black and G Bolton, eds, Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia: volume two 1930-2010, Western Australian Parliamentary History Project, Perth, WA, 2011, p. 110.
Metropolitan Cemeteries Board website. Accessed online 5 July 2022. https://portal.mcb.wa.gov.au/name-search/ns-detail/?id=6054840c-691d-ec11-b6e7-00224814cbaf |
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G. C. Bolton, 'Keenan, Sir Norbert Michael (1864–1954)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/keenan-sir-norbert-michael-6908/text11961, published first in hardcopy 1983, accessed online 22 December 2015.
R Erickson, The bicentennial dictionary of Western Australians, pre-1829-1888, Volume III.
West Australian, 14, 15, 17 May 1909, 14 April 1930, 26 April 1954.
Western Argus, 26 September 1905. |