William Sawers
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Member of the Australian Parliament for New England | |
In office 29 March 1901 – 16 December 1903 | |
Preceded by | New seat |
Succeeded by | Edmund Lonsdale |
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Born | 1844 Stirlingshire, Scotland |
Died | 19 May 1916 (aged 71–72) Neutral Bay, New South Wales, Australia |
Nationality | Scottish Australian |
Political party | Protectionist Party |
Occupation | Grazier |
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William Bowie Stewart Campbell Sawers (1844 – 19 May 1916) was a Scottish-born Australian politician. Born in StirlingshireinScotland, where he was educated, he migrated to Australia in 1865, becoming a grazier with large holdings. In 1885 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Bourke, holding the seat until 1886; later, in 1898, he was elected to the seat of Tamworth. In 1901 he resigned from the Legislative Assembly in order to contest the first federal election as the Protectionist candidate for New England; he won narrowly. He was defeated in 1903 by a Free Trade candidate. Sawers died in 1916.[1][2][3]
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Preceded by | Member for Bourke 1885–1886 Served alongside: Barton |
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Preceded by | Member for Tamworth 1898–1901 |
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Parliament of Australia | ||
New seat | Member for New England 1901–1903 |
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