Sir John Forrest

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Sir John Forrest was a prominent Australian explorer and statesman who became the first Premier of Western Australia and later a leading federal politician.

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Sir John Forrest canonical 3

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instanceOf Premier of Western Australia
explorer
human
politician
awarded Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
burialPlace Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth
countryOfCitizenship Australia
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1847-08-22
dateOfDeath 1918-09-02
education Bunbury government school
father William Forrest
hasStatue statue of John Forrest in Kings Park, Perth
honorificPrefix Sir
memberOf Australian House of Representatives for Swan
Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Bunbury
monarchDuringTerm King Edward VII
linked to: Edward VII

Queen Victoria
mother Margaret Guthrie
name John Forrest
namedAfter Forrest Highway, Western Australia
Forrest Place, Perth
linked to: Forrest Place

Forrest River, Western Australia
linked to: Forrest River
notableExpedition expedition from Perth to Adelaide via the Great Australian Bight
expedition in search of Ludwig Leichhardt
expedition to Lake Barlee and the interior of Western Australia
notableWork exploration of Western Australian interior
occupation explorer
politician
surveyor
officeEnd 1901-02-14
officeStart 1890-12-29
placeOfBirth Bunbury, Western Australia
placeOfDeath at sea, aboard ship bound for England
politicalParty Commonwealth Liberal Party
Nationalist Party of Australia
Protectionist Party
positionHeld Member of the Australian House of Representatives
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
Minister for Defence of Australia
Postmaster-General of Australia
Premier of Western Australia
Treasurer of Australia
religion Anglicanism
sibling Alexander Forrest
spouse Margaret Elvire Hamersley

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Karrakatta Cemetery notableBurial Sir John Forrest
Mundaring Weir openedBy Sir John Forrest