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Henry Saunders (politician)
Australian politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Henry John Saunders (16 February 1855 – 13 October 1919) was an Australian engineer, businessman and politician. He was a prominent mining entrepreneur during the Western Australian gold rush and served on the Western Australian Legislative Council (1894–1902), as mayor of Perth (1895–1898), and briefly as a Senator for Western Australia (1903).
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Henry Saunders | |
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Senator for Western Australia | |
In office 20 May 1903 – 31 December 1903 | |
Preceded by | Norman Ewing |
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Born | (1855-02-16)16 February 1855 London, England |
Died | 13 October 1919(1919-10-13) (aged 64) West Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Free Trade Party |
Occupation | Civil engineer |
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