Edward Hamersley

Edward Hamersley (1 September 1835 or 1836–14 January 1921) was a Western Australian pastoralist, and a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for nearly ten years. Edward Hamersley was born in Paris on 1 September 1835. In 1837 his family emigrated to Western Australia, where his father Edward became a wealthy and prominent pastoralist. In 1843 the family returned to France, but again went to Western Australia in 1850, building a h... more

Edward Hamersley (1 September 1835 or 1836–14 January 1921) was a Western Australian pastoralist, and a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for nearly ten years. Edward Hamersley was born in Paris on 1 September 1835. In 1837 his family emigrated to Western Australia, where his father Edward became a wealthy and prominent pastoralist. In 1843 the family returned to France, but again went to Western Australia in 1850, building a home at Guildford near Perth. In 1853, Edward Hamersley took charge of his father's horse station Richmond, in the Williams district. He was extremely unhappy at being sent away from the social scene at Guildford, and he managed the station poorly, prompting a contemporary John Wollaston to write In 1858, his younger brother took over the station, and Hamersley was transferred to Wilberforce, another of his father's stations, located at York. In February 1867, Hamersley married Jane Dempster. Later that year, the governor agreed to allow... less