Horace Sholl | |
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| Member of theLegislative Council ofWestern Australia | |
| In office 14 April 1888 – 26 June 1888 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander McRae |
| Succeeded by | Septimus Burt |
| Constituency | North |
| Member of theLegislative Assembly ofWestern Australia | |
| In office 9 January 1891 – 26 April 1897 | |
| Preceded by | George Leake |
| Succeeded by | John Hicks |
| Constituency | Roebourne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1851-04-08)8 April 1851 Perth,Western Australia, Australia |
| Died | 8 November 1927(1927-11-08) (aged 76) Peppermint Grove,Western Australia, Australia |
Horatio William "Horace" Sholl (8 April 1851 – 8 November 1927) was an Australianpastoralist and politician inWestern Australia. He served in theLegislative Council for a short period in 1888, and was later a member of theLegislative Assembly from 1891 to 1897.
Sholl was born inPerth to Mary Ann (née Berckelman) andRobert John Sholl. His mother was an immigrant from Ireland, while his father, a Cornishman, was a government magistrate. An older brother,Robert Frederick Sholl, and a brother-in-law,Edward Scott, were also members of parliament. Sholl left Perth at the age of 14 to join his parents inRoebourne, a newly founded settlement in what is now referred to as thePilbara region. He eventually entered thepearling industry with his brother, and with the profits was able to buy a largestation on theYule River.[1]
In April 1888, Sholl stood at a Legislative Council by-election forNorth District (caused by the death ofAlexander McRae), and was elected unopposed. However, he resigned from parliament after just over two months in office, allowingSeptimus Burt (who had recently been defeated in a by-election) to take his place. His resignation was praised as an act of "self-sacrifice" byThe Western Mail.[2] In 1891, Sholl returned to parliament as a member of the Legislative Assembly, which had only been created the previous year. He won a by-election for theseat of Roebourne, caused by the resignation ofGeorge Leake. Leake was the first member of the Legislative Assembly to resign his seat, and Sholl became the first member to be elected at a by-election.[3]
Sholl was re-elected at the1894 and1897 general elections, but left parliament at the1901 election.[3] He eventually retired toPeppermint Grove, a riverside suburb of Perth. Sholl died there in 1927, aged 76.[4] He had married Jessie Cave in 1884, with whom he had three sons and seven daughters. Two of his sons-in-law,Thomas Davy andHubert Parker, were also member of parliaments.[1]
