Edmund Piesse
| Edmund Piesse | |
|---|---|
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| Senator for Western Australia | |
| In office 22 February 1950 – 25 August 1952 | |
| Succeeded by | Bill Robinson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 January 1900 Katanning, Western Australia |
| Died | 25 August 1952 (aged 52) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Country Party |
| Occupation | Farmer, company director |
Edmund Stephen Roper Piesse (5 January 1900 – 25 August 1952) was an Australian politician. Born at Katanning, Western Australia, he was educated in Perth at Guildford Grammar School before returning to Katanning as a farmer and grazier. He was also a company director. In 1949 he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Country Party Senator for Western Australia.
He held the seat until his death by his own hand in 1952. He gassed himself in his car, at a rifle range near his home of Katanning.[1]
Bill Robinson was appointed to replace him.[2]
References
- ↑ National Library of Australia: Trove, Sydney Morning Herald, 26 August 1952, Death of Senator: Car Exhaust Tapped. Retrieved 29 June 2013
- ↑ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2008-11-19.