John Foulkes
| The Honourable John Foulkes |
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| Member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia |
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| In office 16 July 1894 – 27 July 1896 Serving with Edward McLarty and John Winthrop Hackett |
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| Preceded by | None (new creation) |
| Succeeded by | William Spencer |
| Constituency | South-West Province |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia |
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| In office 11 June 1902 – 3 October 1911 |
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| Preceded by | William Sayer |
| Succeeded by | Evan Wisdom |
| Constituency | Claremont |
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| Born | 6 October 1863 Llanyblodwel, Shropshire, England |
| Died | Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day Chiswick, London, England |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
John Charles Griffiths Foulkes (22 March 1861 – 4 December 1935) served in both houses of the Parliament of Western Australia, as a member of the Legislative Council from 1894 to 1896 and as a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1902 to 1911.
Foulkes was born in Llanyblodwel, Shropshire, England, a small village on the Welsh border. He attended Shrewsbury School before going on to St John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated in 1884. Foulkes afterward trained as a solicitor, serving his articles of clerkship in Wrexham, Wales. He came to Western Australia in 1890, and set up a law practice in Bunbury.[1] In 1894, he stood for the Legislative Council's South-West Province, and was elected to a two-year term. In December 1895, Foulkes left on a health trip to Europe, intending to return in time to contest his seat at the 1896 Legislative Council elections.[2] However, on the return voyage, his wife was taken ill with malaria, forcing them to remain in Italy while she recovered (and him to miss the election and thus lose his seat).[3]
After eventually arriving back in Australia, Foulkes moved his law practice to Perth.[1] He re-entered parliament at the 1902 Claremont by-election, which had been caused by the resignation of the sitting member, William Sayer, and retained it at the 1904 state election.[4] When parliament sat for the first time after the 1904 election, Foulkes was nominated by the government of Walter James (recently reduced to a minority in the assembly) to serve as speaker. The opposing candidate, Mathieson Jacoby, was elected "by a large margin", a result which was said to have marked "the beginning of the end" for the James government.[5] Foulkes remained in parliament until his retirement at the 1911 state election, and in 1913 returned to England. He died in London in December 1935, aged 74. His brother-in-law, Adam Jameson, was also a member of parliament.[1]
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| Preceded by | Member for Claremont 1902–1911 |
Succeeded by Evan Wisdom |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 John Charles Griffiths Foulkes – Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ↑ "Topics of the Week.", Bunbury Herald, 21 December 1895.
- ↑ "Local and General.", Bunbury Herald, 21 July 1896.
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- ↑ "THE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT." – The West Australian, 29 July 1904.
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