George Kempton
George Adam Kempton (6 August 1871 – 7 June 1945) was an Australian dentist and politician who served as a Country Party member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1926 to 1932, representing Central Province. He also served three terms as mayor of Geraldton.
George Kempton | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia | |
| In office 22 May 1926 – 21 May 1932 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Moore |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Moore |
| Constituency | Central Province |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 August 1871 Malvern, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 7 June 1945 (aged 73) Claremont, Western Australia, Australia |
| Political party | Country |
Early life
Kempton was born in Malvern, Victoria, to Anna (née Norman) and Thomas Kempton.[1] He came to Western Australia in 1892, during the gold rush, and prospected for several years in the Coolgardie and Lake Carey districts. Kempton worked in Boulder as a storekeeper from 1895 to 1899, and then moved to Perth to work as a dentist's assistant. He gained a diploma in dentistry in 1905, and subsequently practised in the North-West for three years before moving to Geraldton in 1908.[2]
Politics and later life
Kempton was elected to the Geraldton Municipal Council in 1910, and later served three terms as the town's mayor – from 1913 to 1915, from 1920 to 1921, and from 1923 to 1924.[2] He entered parliament at the 1926 Legislative Council election, defeating the sitting Labor member, Thomas Moore. Kempton served a single six-year term before Moore reclaimed his seat at the 1932 election.[1] He subsequently returned to his dentistry practice,[2] and eventually retired to Perth, dying there in June 1945 (aged 73). Kempton had been married twice, having two children by his first wife and five by his second.[1]
References
- George Adam Kempton, Biographical Register of Members of Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- "FORMER MAYOR'S DEATH", Geraldton Guardian, 9 June 1945.