Edmund Piesse

Edmund Stephen Roper Piesse (5 January 1900 – 25 August 1952) was an Australian politician who represented Western Australia in the Senate from 1950 until his death. He was a member of the Country Party.

Edmund Piesse
Senator for Western Australia
In office
22 February 1950 – 25 August 1952
Succeeded byBill Robinson
Personal details
Born(1900-01-05)5 January 1900
Katanning, Western Australia
Died25 August 1952(1952-08-25) (aged 52)
NationalityAustralian
Political partyAustralian Country Party
OccupationFarmer, company director

Piesse was born in Katanning, Western Australia, the son of Arnold Edmund Piesse (a state MP). Three of his uncles (Frederick, Charles, and Alfred) and a first cousin (Harold) were also members of parliament in Western Australia.

Piesse attended Guildford Grammar School in Perth, before returning to Katanning as a farmer and grazier. He was also a company director. In 1949 he was elected to the Senate. He held the seat until his death by his own hand in 1952. He gassed himself in his car, at a rifle range near his home of Katanning. His father also committed suicide.[1] Bill Robinson was appointed to replace him.[2]

References
  1. National Library of Australia: Trove, Sydney Morning Herald, 26 August 1952, Death of Senator: Car Exhaust Tapped. Retrieved 29 June 2013
  2. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 20 July 2007. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
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