Henry Saunders (politician)

Henry John Saunders (16 February 1855 – 13 October 1919) was an English-born Australian politician.[1]

Henry Saunders
Senator for Western Australia
In office
20 May 1903 – 31 December 1903
Preceded byNorman Ewing
Personal details
Born(1855-02-16)16 February 1855
London, England
Died13 October 1919(1919-10-13) (aged 64)
West Perth, Western Australia
NationalityAustralian
Political partyFree Trade Party
OccupationCivil engineer

Born in London, he was educated in Bristol at Clifton College[2] before becoming a civil engineer. In 1884 he migrated to Western Australia. He was involved in local politics and sat on Perth City Council, serving as mayor in 1895; he was also a pastoralist and company director. In 1894 he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council, serving until 1902. On 20 May 1903 he was appointed to the Australian Senate as a Free Trade Senator for Western Australia, filling the casual vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Norman Ewing. He contested the 1903 election but was unsuccessful.[3] In 1918 he returned to the Legislative Council, but he died in 1919 at St Omer's Private Hospital in West Perth.[4]

References
  1. "Henry John Saunders" . History of West Australia. 1897. p. 42 – via Wikisource.
  2. "Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. p18: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April, 1948
  3. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 20 July 2007. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
  4. "TELEGRAMS". Geraldton Guardian. XIV (1925). Western Australia. 14 October 1919. p. 3. Retrieved 15 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.


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