Mr William Elliot Veitch ROBSON (1869 - 1951)**

Date of Birth: 21/03/1869 Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Date of Death: 29/06/1951 Place of Death: Rose Bay, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position Start End Period Notes Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 16 Aug 1905 3 Feb 1920 14yr(s) 5mth(s) 19day(s) Member of the NSW Legislative Council 27 Apr 1920 22 Apr 1934 13yr(s) 11mth(s) 27day(s) Life Appointment under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 16 February 1920 Member of the NSW Legislative Council 23 Apr 1934 29 Jun 1951 17yr(s) 2mth(s) 7day(s) A Member of the indirectly elected Council 1934 - 1978. Date of Election 21 November 1933 and 18 December 1942. A Member before reconstitution. Member for Ashfield 16 Aug 1905 19 Aug 1907 2yr(s) 4day(s) 20th (1904 - 1907) Member for Ashfield 10 Sep 1907 14 Sep 1910 3yr(s) 5day(s) 21st (1907 - 1910) Member for Ashfield 14 Oct 1910 6 Nov 1913 3yr(s) 24day(s) 22nd (1910 - 1913) Member for Ashfield 6 Dec 1913 21 Feb 1917 3yr(s) 2mth(s) 16day(s) 23rd (1913 - 1917) Member for Ashfield 24 Mar 1917 3 Feb 1920 2yr(s) 10mth(s) 11day(s) 24th (1917 - 1920) Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 26 Jun 1906 26 Jun 1906 1day 20th (1904 - 1907) Printing Committee No.5 13 Mar 1908 10 Apr 1908 29days 21st (1907 - 1910) Printing Committee No.6 5 Aug 1908 18 Dec 1908 4mths 14days 21st (1907 - 1910) Printing Committee No.6 14 Jul 1909 17 Dec 1909 5mths 4days 21st (1907 - 1910) Printing Committee No.6 28 Jun 1910 19 Aug 1910 1mth 23days 21st (1907 - 1910) Printing Committee No.6 30 Nov 1910 23 Dec 1910 24days 22nd (1910 - 1913) Printing Committee No.6 30 May 1911 13 Jul 1911 1mth 14days 22nd (1910 - 1913) Church of England Trust Property Bill Committee No. 8 30 Nov 1916 21 Dec 1916 22days 23rd (1913 - 1917) Temporary Chairman of Committees 1941 1943 2yr(s) 1day(s)

Community Activity

Commissioned as a Justice of the Peace in 1892

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Lawyer (solicitor). Educated at Newington College and University of Sydney., BA 1889; articled to G.Wallace in 1889, admitted as a solicitor 1892; became a senior partner in Robson and Cowlishaw; chairman of directors of R.H Gordon and Company Limited; director of Commercial Union Assurance Company Limited; Larke, Hoskins and Company Limited; Larke, Neave and Carter Pty Limited and Grenville Motors Pty Limited; director of Benevolent Society of New South Wales 1924 - 1927; councillor of Newington College; member of Australian Protestant Defence Association; Australia Club.

Local Government Activity

Alderman at Ashfield 1898 - 1908. Mayor in 1899.

Personal

Son of William Robson, a Member of the Legislative Council, and his wife Annie Robertson. Married Mabel Jackson Wise on 21 December 1901 and they had 1 daughter and 3 sons. Methodist.

Additional Information

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