David Culross Symon (12 March 1858 – 21 March 1924) was a member of the Legislative Assembly of

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

from 1890 to 1892, representing the seat of South Fremantle. He was born in Scotland, lived in Australia from 1881 to 1892, and then spent the rest of his life in England. Symon was born in

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, Scotland, to Elizabeth (née Sutherland) and James Symon. His brother, Sir

Josiah Symon Sir Josiah Henry Symon (27 September 184629 March 1934) was an Australian lawyer and politician. He was a Senator for South Australia from 1901 to 1913 and Attorney-General of Australia from 1904 to 1905. Symon was born in Wick, Caithness, Sco ...

, was the fourth

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. Symon arrived in the Colony of Western Australia in 1881, settling in

Fremantle Fremantle () () is a port city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River in the metropolitan area of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth. The Western Australian vernacular diminutive for ...

. He initially worked for

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, but later had his own firm, Symon, Hammond, & Hubble. One of his partners was

George Hubble George Yorke Hubble (28 November 1858 – 22 March 1906) was an Australian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1897 to 1901 (excluding a brief gap in 1899), representing the seat of Gascoyne. Hub ...

, who was also a future MP.David Symon
– Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 May 2016. At the 1890 general election in Western Australia, the first held for the new Legislative Assembly, Symon was elected to the seat of South Fremantle, unexpectedly defeating a former

mayor of Fremantle Fremantle, Western Australia Fremantle () () is a port city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River in the metropolitan area of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth. The Western Austr ...

, Daniel Congdon. However, his time in parliament was short-lived, as in September 1892 he resigned his seat and left for England. Symon took up residence in

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, London, and had a business as a general merchant based in the

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. He died there in March 1924, aged 65."EX-WESTRALIAN PASSES"
– '' The Daily News'', 8 April 1924.

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David Culross Symon
Familysearch {{DEFAULTSORT:Symon, David 1858 births 1924 deaths Australian expatriates in England Australian merchants Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly People from Stirling Scottish emigrants to Australia Settlers of Western Australia

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