William Atkins (Australian politician)
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William Atkins (17 January 1836 – 26 November 1920) was an Australian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1902 to 1904, representing the seat of Murray. Atkins was born in Birdhill, County Tipperary, Ireland, to Mary (née Green) and Stephen Hastings Atkins. After emigrating to Australia, he initially lived in Tasmania. He moved to Victoria in 1871, and then to Western Australia in 1880. From 1880 to 1885, Atkins was the manager of the timber station at Jarrahdale. In 1891, he went into partnership with Robert Oswald Law as a railway contractor, and their firm helped to build the Perth–Pinjarra section of the South Western Railway and also a line from Brunswick to Collie. Atkins was elected to parliament at the , which had been caused by the res
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William Atkins (Australian politician)
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West Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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1920-11-26
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Birdhill, County Tipperary, Ireland
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of Western Australia
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William Atkins (17 January 1836 – 26 November 1920) was an Australian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1902 to 1904, representing the seat of Murray. Atkins was born in Birdhill, County Tipperary, Ireland, to Mary (née Green) and Stephen Hastings Atkins. After emigrating to Australia, he initially lived in Tasmania. He moved to Victoria in 1871, and then to Western Australia in 1880. From 1880 to 1885, Atkins was the manager of the timber station at Jarrahdale. In 1891, he went into partnership with Robert Oswald Law as a railway contractor, and their firm helped to build the Perth–Pinjarra section of the South Western Railway and also a line from Brunswick to Collie. Atkins was elected to parliament at the , which had been caused by the resignation of William James George. However, his time in parliament was short-lived, as at the 1904 state election he was defeated by John McLarty. Atkins eventually retired to Perth, dying there in November 1920 (aged 84). He had married Emily Mary Munce in 1870, with whom he had seven children.
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