George Kempton
George Kempton | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia | |
| In office 22 May 1926 – 21 May 1932 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Moore |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Moore |
| Constituency | Central Province |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 August 1871 Country |
George Adam Kempton (6 August 1871 – 7 June 1945) was an Australian dentist and politician who served as a
Country Party member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1926 to 1932, representing Central Province. He also served three terms as mayor of Geraldton
.
Early life
Kempton was born in
Politics and later life
Kempton was elected to the
Labor member, Thomas Moore. Kempton served a single six-year term before Moore reclaimed his seat at the 1932 election.[1] He subsequently returned to his dentistry practice,[2] and eventually retired to Perth, dying there in June 1945 (aged 73). Kempton had been married twice, having two children by his first wife and five by his second.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c George Adam Kempton, Biographical Register of Members of Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ a b c "FORMER MAYOR'S DEATH", Geraldton Guardian, 9 June 1945.