Evan Alexander Wisdom

Territory administrator
Born
29 September 1869, Inverness, Scotland
Died
7 December 1945, East Melbourne, Vic
Sex
Male
Father
Francis William Wisdom (music seller)
Mother
Mary Cameron
Married Agnes Bell Jackson

Parliamentary service

Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia

Career

  • Liberal.
  • Arrived in WA 1891.
  • moved to Vic 1938.
  • Gold prospector.
  • Storekeeper.
  • Hotelier.
  • Mayor of Claremont (WA) 1908-13.
  • Administrator of the Territory of New Guinea 1921-33.

Military service

  • First World War: Brigadier-General 1st AIF (DSO 1916, CB 1917, CMG 1919, MID).

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