Frank Welsh (politician)
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Frank Robert Welsh was an Australian politician who represented the Western Australia
n Legislative Assembly
seat of Pilbara from 1933 until 1939, and one of the three Legislative Council
seats for North Province from 1940 until 1954. He was a member of the Nationalist Party
until 1945, when the party merged into the Liberal Party
.
, south of Brisbane
, Queensland
, to William Charles Welsh, a sugar manufacture and auctioneer, and Jane (née Porter). In 1891, he moved to Western Australia, and he married Amy Hancock on 4 November 1903 at Warralong Station near Marble Bar
, in which he had acquired an interest and later became a managing partner. They had two sons and a daughter.
At the 1933 state election
, he contested the Labor
-held seat of Pilbara, whose member Alfred Lamond had retired after three terms. He won the seat on a 12% swing—despite his party being reduced to a minor party on the floor of Parliament at the same election. He won on a slightly increased margin in 1936, before being defeated in 1939 by Bill Hegney of the Labor Party.
He then stood for and won a North Province seat at the 1940 periodic elections for the Legislative Council
, which he held for 14 years.
He died on 28 December 1959 in Kalamunda
, and was buried in Karrakatta Cemetery
.
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
n Legislative Assembly
Western Australian Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Perth....
seat of Pilbara from 1933 until 1939, and one of the three Legislative Council
Western Australian Legislative Council
The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. Its central purpose is to act as a house of review for legislation passed through the lower house, the Legislative Assembly. It sits in Parliament House in the state...
seats for North Province from 1940 until 1954. He was a member of the Nationalist Party
Nationalist Party of Australia
The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party. It was formed on 17 February 1917 from a merger between the conservative Commonwealth Liberal Party and the National Labor Party, the name given to the pro-conscription defectors from the Australian Labor Party led by Prime...
until 1945, when the party merged into the Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
.
Biography
Welsh was born in LoganholmeLoganholme, Queensland
Loganholme is a suburb of Logan City, Queensland, Australia. A major landmark in the area is the Logan Hyperdome shopping centre. A bus interchange is located adjacent to the Logan Hyperdome. The area is also home to the Loganholme State School....
, south of Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, to William Charles Welsh, a sugar manufacture and auctioneer, and Jane (née Porter). In 1891, he moved to Western Australia, and he married Amy Hancock on 4 November 1903 at Warralong Station near Marble Bar
Marble Bar, Western Australia
-North Pole:An ironically named locality nearby is known as North Pole , no doubt for its heat. It is the location of rock formations considered to have evidence that puts the origin of life on earth back to 3,400–3,500 mya, due to stromatolites in particular rock sequences...
, in which he had acquired an interest and later became a managing partner. They had two sons and a daughter.
At the 1933 state election
Western Australian state election, 1933
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 8 April 1933 to elect all 50 members to the Legislative Assembly. The one-term Nationalist-Country coalition government, led by Premier Sir James Mitchell, was defeated by the Labor Party, led by Opposition Leader Philip Collier.The election...
, he contested the Labor
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
-held seat of Pilbara, whose member Alfred Lamond had retired after three terms. He won the seat on a 12% swing—despite his party being reduced to a minor party on the floor of Parliament at the same election. He won on a slightly increased margin in 1936, before being defeated in 1939 by Bill Hegney of the Labor Party.
He then stood for and won a North Province seat at the 1940 periodic elections for the Legislative Council
Western Australian Legislative Council
The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. Its central purpose is to act as a house of review for legislation passed through the lower house, the Legislative Assembly. It sits in Parliament House in the state...
, which he held for 14 years.
He died on 28 December 1959 in Kalamunda
Kalamunda, Western Australia
-Transport:Kalamunda Road serves as a major access road for Perth Airport, and provides the foothills suburbs with access to the Perth central business district....
, and was buried in Karrakatta Cemetery
Karrakatta Cemetery
Karrakatta Cemetery is a metropolitan cemetery in the suburb of Karrakatta in Perth, Western Australia. Karrakatta Cemetery first opened for burials in 1899, with Robert Creighton. Currently managed by the Metropolitan Cemeteries Board, the cemetery attracts more than one million visitors each...
.