George Throssell

George Lionel Throssell, CMG was the second Premier of Western Australia. He served for just three months, fromFebruary 1901 untilMay 1901 during a period of great instability in Western Australian politics.

George Throssell was born at Fermoy, County Cork in Ireland onMay 1840. The son of a Pensioner Guard, he came to Western Australia on board the Scindian in 1850 with his parents, and was educated at the Perth Public School. He began his own business as a produce merchant, Geo. Throssell amp Co., in the town of Northam in 1861 and served as the Northam postmaster from 1864 to 1874. Throssell became owner of a flour mill, farms and a chain of shops in 1885 his company became Throssell amp Son with the admission of his son Lionel, and the following year with the addition of W. J. Stewart, Throssell, Son amp Stewart. George was active in the Northam community he was first elected to the Northam Municipal Council in 1880, of which he was Chairman until 1883 and again from 1885 to 1887. He subsequently served as Mayor of Northam for broken periods until 1894. Throssell was popularly known as the lion of Northam, and was Northams first citizen in 1890 when was elected unopposed to the Leg

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