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Edward Scott (Australian Politician)
Edward Scott (5 November 1852 – 24 May 1920) was an England, English-born politician in Western Australia. He became a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council, Legislative Council in 1886, then when representative self-government was achieved in 1890, won the seat of Electoral district of Perth, Perth in the new Western Australian Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly. He was also Lord Mayor of Perth, Mayor of Perth from 1889 until 1891. A doctor by profession, he lived in Western Australia from 1875 until 1899, marrying into one of the colony's leading families and becoming involved with the socially prestigious Western Australian Turf Club. Biography Scott was born in Axmouth, Devon, England, to John Scott, a gentleman farmer, and Anna Christiana Scott. He was educated at the nearby village of Chardstock, and then at St Thomas' Hospital in Lambeth, London, becoming a physician in 1873. He migrated to Western Australia on 27 March 1875 aboard ''Julie'', and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Molloy
Thomas George Anstruther Molloy (4 October 1852 – 16 February 1938) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for the electorate of Electoral district of Perth, Perth from 1892 until 1894, and thereafter became a perennial candidate, unsuccessfully standing for parliament 14 times. He also served two terms as the Lord Mayor of Perth, Mayor of Perth, from 1908 to 1909 and from 1911 to 1912. Molloy also made a significant contribution to the cultural life of Perth, building numerous hotels and the first two theatres in the city, most notably His Majesty's Theatre, Western Australia, His Majesty's Theatre, which is still open today. Biography Molloy was born in Old Toronto, Toronto, Upper Canada, to John Molloy, a soldier who had served with the Royal Welch Fusiliers in the Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny of 1857, and Jane née Curtis. In 1862, they migrated to Western Australia, where John Molloy served as a Pensioner Guard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |