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- Hector_Rason abstract "Sir Cornthwaite Hector William James Rason (18 June 1858 – 15 March 1927), better known as Hector Rason, was the seventh Premier of Western Australia.Hector Rason was born in Cleeve, Somerset in England on 18 June 1858. He was the son of Cornthwaite Hector Rason (Snr), a Royal Navy surgeon who was the medical officer at York, Western Australia in 1866 and 1867. Rason (Jnr) was educated at private schools in Eastbourne, Brighton and Reading, and worked as a railway clerk.In October 1880, Rason emigrated to Perth, Australia, but returned to England after eighteen months. In February 1883, he married Mary E. Terry, and shortly afterwards returned to Western Australia with his wife and her brother, W. R. Terry. Rason and Terry set up business as storekeepers at Toodyay and Guildford, but after a few years Terry returned to England. Rason then went into partnership with a Mr Webster, and attempted to benefit from the gold rushes in the Kimberley and Goldfields regions. Rason also spent some time in Coolgardie trading as a mining engineer and auctioneer. He retired from business in 1891, but was affected by the firm's bankruptcy in 1892. From 1893 to 1895 he was a mining agent and auctioneer in Coolgardie, and in 1896 he moved to Mount Magnet. From 1897 to 1898, Rason was Mayor of Guildford.In January 1889, Rason was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council for the Swan district. He was a strong supporter of responsible government, and left the Council in October 1890 after responsible government had been established. In 1897 he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of South Murchison, sitting as a supporter of Sir John Forrest's government. In 1898, he was appointed president of the royal commission on mining. The seat of South Murchison was abolished in 1901, and Rason won the Legislative Assembly seat of Guildford in the general elections of April 1901. When George Leake formed his second government in December 1901, Rason was appointed minister for works, holding responsibility for administration of the Coolgardie Water Scheme. Under Walter James' premiership from July 1902 until August 1904, he was minister for works and railways, and was also treasurer for a few months from April 1904. After Labor took office in August 1904, he became Leader of the Opposition.Rason became Premier, Treasurer and Minister for Justice on 25 August 1905, after Henry Daglish's Labor government was defeated. Like Daglish, Rason did not have a majority of support, but he was granted an early dissolution in October, and easily won the subsequent general election. Later that year he headed the royal commission on immigration.Hector Rason did not provide firm leadership as premier, and was dogged by family and financial worries. In May 1906 he appointed himself as Agent General for Western Australia in London before resigning as premier to take up the post, an action which drew strong criticism. He held the post until 1911, after which he pursued a business career in Britain. He was made Knight Bachelor in 1909. Rason died at Beckenham, Kent in England on 15 March 1927.".
- Hector_Rason alias "Rason, Hector".
- Hector_Rason birthDate "1858-06-18".
- Hector_Rason birthPlace Cleeve,_Somerset.
- Hector_Rason birthPlace Cleve_Yatton.
- Hector_Rason birthPlace England.
- Hector_Rason birthPlace Somerset.
- Hector_Rason birthYear "1858".
- Hector_Rason deathDate "1927-03-15".
- Hector_Rason deathPlace Beckenham.
- Hector_Rason deathPlace England.
- Hector_Rason deathPlace Kent.
- Hector_Rason deathYear "1927".
- Hector_Rason office "Premier of Western Australia".
- Hector_Rason orderInOffice "7th".
- Hector_Rason predecessor Henry_Daglish.
- Hector_Rason region Electoral_district_of_Guildford.
- Hector_Rason region Electoral_district_of_South_Murchison.
- Hector_Rason successor Newton_Moore.
- Hector_Rason termPeriod Hector_Rason__1.
- Hector_Rason thumbnail Cornthwaite_Rason_(1858-1927).jpg?width=300.
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- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Agent-General.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Agent_General_for_Western_Australia.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Australia.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Bankruptcy.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Beckenham.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Brighton.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Category:1858_births.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Category:1927_deaths.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Category:Agents-General_for_Western_Australia.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Category:Australian_Knights_Bachelor.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Category:Australian_auctioneers.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Category:English_emigrants_to_Australia.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Category:Mayors_of_places_in_Western_Australia.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Category:Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Assembly.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Category:Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Council.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Category:People_from_North_Somerset_(district).
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- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Category:Treasurers_of_Western_Australia.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Cleeve,_Somerset.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Cleve_Yatton.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Coolgardie.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Coolgardie,_Western_Australia.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Eastbourne.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Electoral_district_of_Guildford.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Electoral_district_of_South_Murchison.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Electoral_region_of_Swan.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink England.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink George_Leake.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Goldfields-Esperance.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Goldfields-Esperance_region_of_Western_Australia.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Goldfields_Water_Supply_Scheme.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Gordon_Reid_(Governor).
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Gordon_Reid_(governor).
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Guildford,_Western_Australia.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Henry_Daglish.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink John_Forrest.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Kent.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Kimberley_(Western_Australia).
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Kimberley_region_of_Western_Australia.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Knight_Bachelor.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Western_Australia).
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink London.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Mining.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Mount_Magnet,_Western_Australia.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Newton_Moore.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Perth.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Perth,_Western_Australia.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Premier_of_Western_Australia.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Reading,_Berkshire.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Royal_Commission.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Royal_Navy.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Royal_commission.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Somerset.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Toodyay,_Western_Australia.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink United_Kingdom.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Walter_James.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Western_Australia.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Western_Australian_Legislative_Assembly.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink Western_Australian_Legislative_Council.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink William_Dartnell_Johnson.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink William_Johnson_(Western_Australian_politician).
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLink York,_Western_Australia.
- Hector_Rason wikiPageWikiLinkText "Hector Rason".
- Hector_Rason after Newton_Moore.
- Hector_Rason after William_Dartnell_Johnson.
- Hector_Rason after William_Johnson_(Western_Australian_politician).
- Hector_Rason after "Seat abolished".
- Hector_Rason alternativeNames "Rason, Hector".
- Hector_Rason before Henry_Daglish.
- Hector_Rason before "Seat created".
- Hector_Rason birthDate "1858-06-18".
- Hector_Rason birthPlace Cleeve,_Somerset.
- Hector_Rason birthPlace England.
- Hector_Rason birthPlace Somerset.