Arthur Wilson (Western Australian politician)
Arthur Alan Wilson OBE was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Collie in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1908 to 1947.[1][2]
Arthur Wilson OBE | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Collie | |
| In office 11 September 1908 – 17 February 1947 | |
| Preceded by | John Ewing |
| Succeeded by | Harry May |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Arthur Alan Wilson 3 April 1869 Dalry, North Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Died | 19 August 1948 (aged 79) Inglewood, Western Australia |
| Resting place | Karrakatta Cemetery |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labor Party |
| Occupation | Coal miner |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Branch/service | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1917–1919 |
References
- "Former Members". Parliament of Western Australia. 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- "MR. A. WILSON DEAD". The West Australian. 64 (19, 375). Western Australia. 20 August 1948. p. 4 (Air Edition). Retrieved 15 January 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- "LAYS AND TALES OF THE MINES". The Daily News. XXXV (13, 045). Western Australia. 2 December 1916. p. 10 (THIRD EDITION). Retrieved 20 January 2018 – via National Library of Australia. noting that Trove entry for this item has a different birth date
- Wilson, Arthur; Wilson, Dalry. [Poems. Selections] (1929), Cantatas, poems and songs, A. Guthrie, retrieved 20 January 2018
- Wilson, Arthur (1944), Mining lays, tales and folk-lore : being an amended and extended narrative resume of humorous and pathetic deeds of heroism, etc., in the folk-lore and annals of mining at home and abroad ([Rev. & enl. ed.] ed.), Patersons Printing Press, retrieved 20 January 2018
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