Arthur Wilson (Western Australian politician)

Arthur Alan Wilson OBE was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Collie in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1908 to 1947.^[1][2]

Arthur Wilson OBE
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Collie
In office 11 September 1908 – 17 February 1947
Preceded by	John Ewing
Succeeded by	Harry May
Personal details
Born	Arthur Alan Wilson (1864-04-03)3 April 1864 Dalry, North Ayrshire, Scotland
Died	19 August 1948(1948-08-19) (aged 84) Inglewood, Western Australia
Resting place	Karrakatta Cemetery
Nationality	British
Political party	Labor Party
Occupation	Coal miner
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Branch/service	Australian Army
Years of service	1917–1919

He was also a writer and editor.^[3][4][5]

References

1. . Parliament of Western Australia. 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
2. "MR. A. WILSON DEAD". The West Australian. Vol. 64, no. 19, 375. Western Australia. 20 August 1948. p. 4 (Air Edition). Retrieved 15 January 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "LAYS AND TALES OF THE MINES". The Daily News. Vol. XXXV, no. 13, 045. Western Australia. 2 December 1916. p. 10 (THIRD EDITION). Retrieved 20 January 2018 – via National Library of Australia. noting that Trove entry for this item has a different birth date
4. Wilson, Arthur; Wilson, Dalry. [Poems. Selections] (1929), Cantatas, poems and songs, A. Guthrie, retrieved 20 January 2018
5. Wilson, Arthur (1944), Mining lays, tales and folk-lore : being an amended and extended narrative resume of humorous and pathetic deeds of heroism, etc., in the folk-lore and annals of mining at home and abroad ([Rev. & enl. ed.] ed.), Patersons Printing Press, retrieved 20 January 2018