Mr (William) William Arthur Holman (1871 - 1934)

Date of birth:

Fri 04 August 1871

Place of birth:

Clapham, London, England

Date of death:

Tue 05 June 1934

Place of death:

Gordon, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary activity

Information about members' parliamentary service including their positions held and biography.

Positions
PositionStartEndPeriodNotes
Member for Cootamundra Sat 24 March 1917Wed 18 February 19202 years 10 months 26 days
The King's Message Committee No. 10 Tue 10 August 1915Thu 13 April 19168 months 4 days
Petition of Thomas Michael Slattery Committee No. 7 Tue 06 July 1915Thu 13 April 19169 months 8 days
Standing Orders Committee No. 3 Fri 02 July 1915Thu 13 April 19169 months 12 days
Library Committee No. 6 Fri 02 July 1915Thu 13 April 19169 months 12 days
Refreshment Committee No. 4 Fri 02 July 1915Thu 13 April 19169 months 12 days
Printing Committee No. 5 Fri 02 July 1915Thu 13 April 19169 months 12 days
Minister of Public Instruction Sat 06 March 1915Mon 15 March 191510 days
Refreshment Committee No. 5 Wed 22 July 1914Tue 23 February 19157 months 2 days
Printing Committee No. 6 Wed 22 July 1914Tue 23 February 19157 months 2 days
Library Committee No. 3 Wed 22 July 1914Tue 23 February 19157 months 2 days
Standing Orders Committee No. 4 Wed 22 July 1914Tue 23 February 19157 months 2 days
Refreshment Committee No. 5 Wed 11 March 1914Sat 18 April 19141 month 8 days
Library Committee No. 3 Wed 11 March 1914Sat 18 April 19141 month 8 days
Standing Orders Committee No. 4 Wed 11 March 1914Sat 18 April 19141 month 8 days
Printing Committee No. 6 Wed 11 March 1914Sat 18 April 19141 month 8 days
Colonial Secretary Thu 29 January 1914Wed 30 October 19184 years 9 months 3 days
Member for Cootamundra Sat 06 December 1913Wed 21 February 19173 years 2 months 16 days
Printing Committee No.6 Wed 06 August 1913Wed 15 October 19132 months 10 days
Library Committee No.4 Wed 06 August 1913Wed 15 October 19132 months 10 days
Standing Orders Committee No.3 Wed 06 August 1913Wed 15 October 19132 months 10 days
Refreshment Committee No.5 Wed 06 August 1913Wed 15 October 19132 months 10 days
Premier Mon 30 June 1913Mon 12 April 19206 years 9 months 15 days
Colonial Secretary and Attorney General Mon 30 June 1913Thu 29 January 19147 months
Parliamentary Accommodation Committee No.14 Fri 08 November 1912Thu 05 December 191228 days
City Tattersalls Club Committee No.9 Fri 13 September 1912Thu 19 September 19127 days
Attorney General Mon 01 April 1912Sun 29 June 19131 year 2 months 29 days
Operations of the Australian Jockey Club Committee No.22 Tue 20 February 1912Thu 28 March 19121 month 9 days
Claims of Robert Roberts, late Bookbinder in the Registrar-General’s Department Committee No.17 Thu 19 October 1911Thu 02 November 191115 days
Claims of Robert Roberts, late Bookbinder in the Registrar-General’s Department Committee No.17 Thu 19 October 1911Thu 02 November 191115 days
Claims of Harry K.Carpenter Committee No.14 Tue 10 October 1911Wed 22 November 19111 month 13 days
Claims of Mr Gustave William Engel Committee No.13 Tue 10 October 1911Wed 18 October 19119 days
Case of Henry Harding, W.S Stead and others – Certificate of Title Committee No.9 Wed 04 October 1911Wed 18 October 191115 days
Refreshment Committee No.5 Tue 12 September 1911Thu 28 March 19126 months 17 days
Standing Orders Committee No.3 Tue 12 September 1911Thu 28 March 19126 months 17 days
Printing Committee No.6 Tue 12 September 1911Mon 27 March 1911
Claims of Harry K.Carpenter Committee No.16 Tue 18 July 1911Tue 01 August 191115 days
Case of Henry Harding W.S Stead, and others – Certificate of Title Committee No.12 Tue 04 July 1911Tue 01 August 191129 days
Operations of the Australian Jockey Club Committee No.8 Tue 13 June 1911Tue 01 August 19111 month 20 days
Refreshment Committee No.5 Tue 30 May 1911Tue 01 August 19112 months 3 days
Library Committee No.4 Tue 30 May 1911Tue 01 August 19112 months 3 days
Standing Orders Committee No.3 Tue 30 May 1911Tue 01 August 19112 months 3 days
Printing Committee No.6 Tue 30 May 1911Thu 13 July 19111 month 14 days
Standing Orders Committee No.3 Wed 30 November 1910Fri 23 December 191024 days
Attorney General and Minister of Justice Fri 21 October 1910Mon 01 April 19121 year 5 months 12 days
Member for Cootamundra Fri 14 October 1910Thu 06 November 19133 years 24 days
Lease Conversion and Law Amendment Bill Committee No.7 Thu 07 July 1910Sat 20 August 19101 month 14 days
Library Committee No.4 Tue 28 June 1910Sat 20 August 19101 month 24 days
Elections and Qualifications Committee No.2 Tue 21 June 1910Sat 20 August 19102 months
Lease Conversion and Law Amendment Bill Committee No.7 Tue 10 August 1909Thu 09 December 19094 months
Library Committee No.4 Wed 14 July 1909Fri 17 December 19095 months 4 days
Elections and Qualifications Committee No.2 Tue 13 July 1909Fri 17 December 19095 months 5 days
Library Committee No.4 Wed 05 August 1908Sat 19 December 19084 months 15 days
Elections and Qualifications Committee No.2 Thu 23 July 1908Sat 19 December 19084 months 27 days
Standing Orders Committee No.2 Fri 13 March 1908Sat 11 April 190830 days
Elections and Qualifications Committee No.6 Thu 12 March 1908Sat 11 April 19081 month
Standing Orders Committee No.2 Thu 24 October 1907Fri 20 December 19071 month 27 days
Elections and Qualifications Committee No.6 Tue 22 October 1907Fri 15 November 190725 days
Member for Cootamundra Tue 10 September 1907Wed 14 September 19103 years 5 days
David Berry Hospital Bill Committee No.14 Thu 22 November 1906Thu 06 December 190615 days
Case of Henry Harding, W.S Stead and others – Certificate of Title Committee No.7 Tue 21 August 1906Tue 27 November 19063 months 7 days
Member for Cootamundra Sat 28 July 1906Mon 19 August 19071 year 23 days
Elections and Qualifications Committee No.6 Thu 05 July 1906Tue 18 December 19065 months 14 days
Testator’s Family Maintenance Committee No.23 Tue 28 November 1905Sat 09 December 190512 days
Drummoyne Municipal Lands Sale Bill Committee No.21 Fri 03 November 1905Mon 04 December 19051 month 2 days
Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Bill Committee No.11 Tue 08 August 1905Tue 26 September 19051 month 19 days
Standing Orders Committee No.3 Wed 28 June 1905Sat 09 December 19055 months 12 days
Elections and Qualifications Committee No.2 Wed 14 June 1905Sat 09 December 19055 months 26 days
Case of Henry Harding, W.S Stead, and others – Certificate of Title Committee No.7 Tue 27 September 1904Wed 14 December 19042 months 18 days
Standing Orders Committee No.3 Wed 21 September 1904Wed 09 November 19041 month 20 days
Elections and Qualifications Committee No.2 Wed 24 August 1904Thu 01 December 19043 months 8 daysChairman
Member for Cootamundra Sat 06 August 1904Thu 05 July 19061 year 11 months
Standing Orders Committee No.4 Wed 01 July 1903Tue 01 December 19035 months 1 day
Proposed Government Alignment of Flood street, Leichhardt Committee No.21 Fri 28 November 1902Tue 09 December 190212 days
Standing Orders Committee No.4 Tue 17 June 1902Sat 20 December 19026 months 4 days
Claim of Mr John Leonard against the Public Works Department Committee No.8 Tue 17 June 1902Fri 19 December 19026 months 3 daysChairman
Standing Orders Committee No.5 Thu 08 August 1901Fri 20 December 19014 months 13 days
Member for Grenfell Wed 03 July 1901Sat 16 July 19043 years 14 days
Proposed Government Alignment of Flood-street Leichhardt Committee No.22 Thu 06 September 1900Thu 29 November 19002 months 24 days
Case of William Reid Committee No.18 Tue 28 August 1900Tue 20 November 19002 months 24 daysChairman
Municipal District of Inverell Reduced Area Bill Committee No.13 Tue 24 July 1900Thu 18 October 19002 months 25 days
Dismissal of Mrs. Abraham, Shaftesbury Girls Asylum Committee No. 8 Tue 03 July 1900Sat 01 December 19004 months 29 days
Claim of Mr. J. L. Davidson, Paddington Committee No. 12 Tue 03 July 1900Thu 13 September 19002 months 11 days
Action of Mr.Chisholm, Police Magistrate at Wollongong, in the case of Morgan v. Clift Committee No. 22 Tue 21 November 1899Thu 30 November 189910 days
Case of Thomas Buckley – Public Works Department Committee No.17 Tue 07 November 1899Wed 20 December 18991 month 14 days
Case of Thomas Buckley, Public Works Department Committee No. 7 Tue 30 August 1898Fri 23 December 18983 months 24 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly Wed 27 July 1898Wed 18 February 192021 years 6 months 23 days
Member for Grenfell Wed 27 July 1898Tue 11 June 19012 years 10 months 16 days
Biography

Political party activity

Australian Labor Party (ALP). Member of the central executive 1897, 1904, 1906-12, 1914-16, deputy leader 1905, leader 1913-16; formed National Ministry after break with Labor over conscription 1916, campaign director of New South Wales National in 1926, president of National Association 1917- 1920, vice-president 1920-1929, 1931-1932.

Honours Received

King's Counsel (KC) in 1920

Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held

Member of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia. Member of the House of Representatives for Martin 1931 until 1934.

Personal information

Son of William and Martha May Bingley. Married Ada Augusta Kidgell on 22 Jan 1901 and had issue 1 daughter.

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Lawyer (barrister) and cabinet-maker. Educated in London. At fifteen apprenticed as cabinet-maker. Arrived in Melbourne with parents 1888, shortly afterwards journeyed to Sydney; worked at his trade but increasingly involved in lecturing and organising for Labor Leagues and briefly as organiser for Australia Workers' Union; part-owner and subeditor New Order 1894; part-owner and director of Daily Post 1895, the financial management of which led to charge of conspiracy to defraud and two months in gaol before conviction quashed. Contributor Grenfell Vedette 1895-1898, proprietor 1898-1904; read for Bar, admitted 1903, considerable practice mainly industrial; constitutional and common law; director of Sunday Times 1924-1926; in youth active Sydney. School of Arts Debating Society; Member Single Tax League 1890, Australia Socialist League 1891; delegate to the Trades and Labour Council (TLC) in 1892 for furnishing trades union; Executive Member Australia National Defence League 1905; Joint President of French-Australia League of Help 1914; Executive Member of Universal Service League 1915-1916; President of Food for Babies. Author with P. A. Jacobs of Australian Mercantile Law 1909, with D. R. Hall (q. v.) Cost of Living 1915, A National Stocktaking 1930, Three Lectures on the Australian Constitution 1938.

Additional information

Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 9 Personal papers in the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales: 1. William Arthur Holman - papers, 1893 - 1935 (MLMSS 111). 2. Holman family - papers, 1866 - 1936 (MLMSS112).

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