This Day in History: 1874-09-29

Edward Hamersley Jnr., of ‘Wilberforce’ near York, was elected a member of the Legislative Council, representing the electoral district of Toodyay, until he resigned in October 1875.

Sources:
Western Australian times, 18 Sept. 1874, p.1.
Inquirer, 7 Oct. 1874, p.3.
Alf T. Thomas.  A history of Toodyay. Toodyay Road Board, 1949. p.17.
Wikipedia: ‘Edward Hamersley (junior) (viewed 6 Sept. 2021): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Hamersley_(junior).
Members’ biographical register, WA Parliament: https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/library/MPHistoricalData.nsf/(Lookup)/EB8CD1F5290A4DA9482577E50028A62D?OpenDocument