Charles Austin Piesse

PIESSE, Charles Austin Farmer and miller, f i l l Nov 1855, Northam, WA; s. of William Roper, policeman and magistrate, and Elizabeth Ellen Oxley, bro. of Alfred Napoleon, Arnold Edmund and Frederick Henry (qqq.v.); M (1) 18 June 1882, Court House, Williams River Bridge, Martha Amelia Ellen Chipper (b. Apr 1864), d. of Thomas and Elizabeth Maley; 3s. 6d.; w. 5 Dec 1901; (2) 14 May 1910, St Peter’s Ch, Petersburg, S.A., Flora Elizabeth Leonora Hickson (b. Oct 1886), d. of John and Hannah Wheelwright Read; Is. 2d; D 13 July 1914, St George’s Tee, Perth. Buried Wagin cem. C o f E . Educ. Guildford and Northam State schs. Pearler Shark Bay 1872-74; farmer Williams dist 1874-80; with bro. Frederick founded F. and C Piesse, storekeepers 124 mile peg, Albany Rd until 1882, then at Wagin and Katanning, merchants and millers until 1903; subsequently in business as C.A. Piesse and Sons; also founded farming and grazing property, Tilellan, Arthur River; 1893, JP. Chmn Arthur River and Wagin Rd Bds 1887-90; 1906-07 first Mayor of Wagin. Liberal. MLC South-East Prov. 16 July 1894 - 13 July 1914. Min. without Portf. 14 May 1906 - 25 Mar 1907. WA 7 May 1960, 14 May 1908, 14 and 16 July 1914; C20 Imp. 26, 735 (port.); Battye, I, 333 (port.); Diaries 1892-93 in WA Archives (A. 369); BDWA III.

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