Henry Lefroy, from the Western Australian Government Photographer Collection

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Henry Lefroy was born in Perth, Western Australia on 24 March 1854. His father was O'Grady Lefroy, Colonial Treasurer of Western Australia for over 30 years. Henry Lefroy was educated initially at Mrs McKnight's School in Perth; later he travelled to England, where he continued his studies at the Preparatory School at Exmouth, then at Elstree and finally at Rugby from 1868 to 1872. In 1893 he returned to Western Australia to take over management of his father's farm at Walebing, which he inherited upon his father's death in 1897. Lefroy was a member of the Victoria Plains Road Board from 1872 until 1899, and its chairman from 1876 to 1897. In 1874 he was appointed a Justice of the Peace, and he was for a time a member of the local Board of Education. He married Rose Agnes Wittenoom in Perth on 15 April 1880, and they had three sons and a daughter. Perth skyline viewed from the Swan Bells. ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: Cygnis Insignis (Distinguished by its swans) Nickname: Wildflower State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Governor Premier Const. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Exmouth is a town in Devon, England, at the east side of the mouth of the River Exe. ... Elstree is a small village in Hertfordshire on the A5, north of London, most famous for giving its name to the Elstree Film Studios in nearby Borehamwood where a number of famous British films were made. ... A view of Rugby School from the rear, including the playing field, where according to legend Rugby football was invented Rugby School, located in the town of Rugby in Warwickshire, is one of the oldest public schools in the United Kingdom and is perhaps the leading co-educational boarding school... 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: Cygnis Insignis (Distinguished by its swans) Nickname: Wildflower State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Governor Premier Const. ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... A Justice of the Peace (JP) is a magistrate appointed by a commission to keep the peace, dispense summary justice and deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions. ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

On 2 August 1892, Lefroy was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Moore in a by-election. On 12 May 1897, he was appointed Minister for Education in John Forrest's government. He held this portfolio until 28 April 1898, when he instead became Minister for Mines. He did not contest the election of 24 April 1901, and so ceased to be a minister when parliament reconvened on 27 May. August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... John Forrest, from the collection of the National Library of Australia The Rt. ... April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Parliament of Western Australia consists of the Governor of Western Australia, the Western Australian Legislative Council and the Western Australian Legislative Assembly. ... May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ...

From July 1901 until 1904, Lefroy was Agent-General for Western Australia in London. During his time in London, his first wife died on 17 April 1902. In 1903, he was appointed CMG, and on 23 November 1904, he married Madeleine Emily Stewart Walford in London. He would have two sons and a daughter by his second wife. 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ... November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

After returning to Western Australia, Lefroy unsuccessfully contested the Metropolitan-Suburban seat in the Western Australian Legislative Council . He was again a member of the Victoria Plains Road Board from 1906 to 1909, and was then chairman of the Moora Roads Board from 1909 until 1917. The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

On 3 October 1911, Lefroy was again elected to the Legislative Assembly seat of Moore, after a hiatus of over ten years. In 1915, he replaced James Mitchell as deputy of the Liberal Party. He was appointed Minister for Lands and Agriculture in Frank Wilson's second government on 27 July 1916. Wilson's government had difficulty maintaining parliamentary support, and was put under pressure to try to repeat the success at federal level of Prime Minister Billy Hughes in forming a Nationalist Party. A Nationalist Party was formed in May 1917, but the party voted to reconstruct the ministry by caucus election. Recognising that the intention was to oust the present ministry, Wilson and three of his ministers walked out of the meeting. Lefroy remained, and was elected leader of the party. Wilson then had no choice but to resign as premier, and Lefroy became Premier of Western Australia on 28 June 1917. October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in Leap years). ... A database query syntax error has occurred. ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... His Excellency Hon. ... The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian liberal conservative political party. ... Frank Wilson, from the Western Australian Government Photographer Collection Hon. ... July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... The current (25th) Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard (sitting, fifth from left), with his Cabinet, 1999 The office of Prime Minister is in practice the most powerful political office in the Commonwealth of Australia. ... Rt Hon Billy Hughes William Morris Billy Hughes (September 25, 1862 - October 28, 1952), Australian politician, was the seventh Prime Minister of Australia, the longest-serving member of the Australian Parliament, and one of the most controversial figures in Australian political history. ... The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party formed in 1917 from a merger of pro-conscription members of the Labor Party (who had been operating under the banner National Labor after their earlier split with the Labor party) with the Commonwealth Liberal Party. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... A caucus is most generally defined as being a meeting of supporters or members of a political party or movement. ... The Premier of Western Australia is the head of the executive government in the Australian State of Western Australia. ... (Some entries on this page have been duplicated on August 1. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Lefroy's entire ministry was elected by the whole parliamentary party, and it remains the only non-Labor government of Western Australia to be chosen in this way. It was an ill-assorted group, and consequently Lefroy's premiership was marked by infighting, factionalism and a lack of discipline. On one occasion a Royal Commission was announced without Lefroy's knowledge; and on another occasion the acting treasurer Robert Robinson accepted amendments to the budget against the wishes of other cabinet ministers. Lefroy was challenged for the leadership on 9 April 1919, and needed his own casting vote to survive because a number of his ministers declined to vote. When MacCallum Smith leaked this embarrassing information to the press, Lefroy resigned as premier and leader of the Nationalist Party on 17 April, and Hal Colebatch was elected in his place. Lefroy continued as member for Moore but was defeated at the general elections of 12 March 1921. He spent his remaining years at Walebing, dying there on 19 March 1930. In countries that are members of the Commonwealth a Royal Commission is a major government inquiry into an issue. ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... Sir Hal Pateshall Colebatch (29 March 1872 – 12 February 1953) was a colourful and controversial figure in West Australian politics. ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in Leap years). ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

References

• Black, David (1981). Party Politics in Turmoil. in Charles Stannage (ed). A New History of Western Australia. University of Western Australia Press. Nedlands, Western Australia. ISBN 0855641703.
• Black, David and Geoffrey Bolton (2001). Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia, Volume One, 1870–1930 (Revised Edition). Parliament of Western Australia, Parliament House, Perth, Western Australia. ISBN 0730738140.
• Reid, G. S. and M. R. Oliver (1982). The Premiers of Western Australia 1890–1982. University of Western Australia Press. Nedlands, Western Australia. ISBN 0855642149.
• Serle, Percival (1949). Dictionary of Australian Biography (http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/00-dict-biogIndex.html). Angus and Robertson. Sydney.
• The Constitution Centre of Western Australia (2002). Governors and Premiers of Western Australia (http://www.ccentre.wa.gov.au/html/prems_govenors/first.html). West Perth, Western Australia. ISBN 0730738213.

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