William Lamerton
William Lamerton (1843 – 7 May 1918) was an Australian politician.
Biography[]
Lamerton was born in St Austell in Cornwall. In 1903 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as the member for Zeehan, initially for the Labor Party but later as an Independent Labor member. After his defeat in 1906 he joined the Anti-Socialist Party and eventually the Liberal Party. Lamerton died in 1918 at Launceston.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Lamerton, William". Parliament of Tasmania. 2005. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
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- 1843 births
- 1918 deaths
- Free Trade Party politicians
- Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
- People from St Austell
- English emigrants to Australia
- Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Tasmania
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- Free Trade Party politician stubs