Alexander Panton
Alexander Panton | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 18 July 1933 – 24 March 1938 | |
| Preceded by | Sydney Stubbs |
| Succeeded by | William Johnson |
| Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Leederville | |
| In office 13 April 1930 – 25 December 1951 | |
| Preceded by | Harry Millington |
| Succeeded by | Ted Johnson |
| Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Menzies | |
| In office 22 March 1924 – 12 April 1930 | |
| Preceded by | John Mullany |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for West Province | |
| In office 5 July 1919 – 21 May 1922 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Henry Briggs |
| Succeeded by | George Potter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 March 1877 Alma, Victoria |
| Died | 25 December 1951 (aged 74) North Perth, Western Australia |
| Resting place | Karrakatta Cemetery |
| Political party | Labor |
| Spouse | Married |
| Children | 3 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Australia |
| Battles/wars | Second Boer War First World War |
Alexander Hugh Panton (20 March 1877 – 25 December 1951)[1] was an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 1919 to 1922, before entering the Western Australian Legislative Assembly in 1924, representing Menzies. He transferred to Leederville in 1930 and served until 1951. From 1933 to 1938 he was Speaker of the Assembly.[2] He served as minister for Health, and later Mines under the Willcock ministry.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mr. A. H. Panton dies after short illness". The West Australian. 26 December 1951. Retrieved 6 April 2015 – via Trove.
- ^ "Former Members". Parliament of Western Australia. 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
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