Frederick Charles Monger (25 January 1863 – 15 November 1919) was an Australian businessman and politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of

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from 1892 to 1903 and again from 1905 to 1914, representing the seat of York. He and his father,

John Henry Monger John Henry Monger Jr (25 January 1831 – 23 December 1892) was a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 1870 to 1875, and again from 1890 to 1892. Monger was born in Perth, Western Australia in 1831; his father, John Henry ...

, were the first father–son pair to be elected to the Parliament of Western Australia.

Early life

Monger was born in

York, Western Australia York is the oldest inland town in Western Australia, situated on the Avon River, east of Perth in the Wheatbelt, on Ballardong Nyoongar land,King, A and Parker, E: York, Western Australia's first inland town, Parker Print, 2003 p.3. and is ...

, to Henrietta Joaquina (née Manning) and

. Both his father and uncle ( Joseph Taylor Monger) were members of the Legislative Council. Monger was sent to

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to be educated, attending Wesley College, and on his return began working for his father. He later involved himself in various mining ventures, and for a period was a joint owner of Wooramel Station (near Carnarvon).Frederick Charles Monger
– Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 May 2016. Outside of his business interests, Monger was a keen player of

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, playing two seasons for the Rovers Football Club in the early years of the

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(WAFL).

Politics

Monger was elected to the council of the York Municipality in 1892, but resigned later in the year to contest a by-election for the seat of York, which had been vacated by

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."MR. F.C. MONGER"
– ''The Inquirer and Commercial News'' (Perth, Western Australia), 26 April 1901. He was elected unopposed, and supported the government of

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once he had been sworn in. In 1899, Monger declared bankruptcy, and had to vacate his seat, although he won it back at the subsequent by-election. He was again declared bankrupt in 1903, and was replaced in parliament by Richard Burges, having chosen not to re-contest his seat. Monger returned to parliament in October 1905, following Burges's death. He held York until being defeated by a Country Party candidate, Harry Griffiths, at the 1914 state election. He was again defeated by Griffiths at the 1917 election, and subsequently retired from public life. Monger died in

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in November 1919, aged 56.

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