William Hartnoll (17 April 1841 – 11 July 1932) was an Australian politician. Born in Longford,

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, he was educated at Launceston Grammar School before becoming a shopkeeper, auctioneer and landowner. In 1884 he was elected to the

Tasmanian House of Assembly The House of Assembly, or Lower House, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the Legislative Council or Upper House. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Hobart. The Assembly has 25 m ...

as the member for South Launceston, transferring to Launceston in 1897. He was Minister for Lands and Works from 1892 to 1894.Members of the First Parliament: William Hartnoll (1841-1932)
Parliament of Australia, 7 July 2009. In 1901, Hartnoll contested the first federal election as a

Free Trade Free trade is a trade policy that does not restrict imports or exports. It can also be understood as the free market idea applied to international trade. In government, free trade is predominantly advocated by political parties that hold econ ...

candidate for the five-member

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, but was unsuccessful. However, in 1902, he was elected to the

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in a by-election for Tasmania resulting from the death of sitting Free Trade MP Frederick Piesse. Hartnoll was successful, although there was a legal challenge to his election because he had nominated for candidacy via telegram and not by submitting a signed nomination form. In 1903, following the division of Tasmania into individual electorates, he contested the seat of Bass, but was defeated by the

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candidate David Storrer. He died in 1932.

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* Free Trade Party members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Tasmania Members of the Australian House of Representatives Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly Australian auctioneers 1841 births 1932 deaths 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-FreeTrade-politician-stub