Henry Saunders (politician)

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The Honourable
Henry Saunders
Henry John Saunders.jpg
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

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

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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