Percy Ernest Stirton (17 August 1867 – 27 January 1937) was an Australian politician.

Biography

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He was born in Paterson to Presbyterian minister Thomas Stirton and Jean Ray Bell Nivison. He was educated at Sydney Grammar School and in 1884 was articled as a clerk to an Inverell solicitor. He was admitted as a solicitor in 1890, practising in a partnership at Moree. He was also a Moree alderman, serving as mayor in 1886. In 1903 he was elected in a by-election to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Liberal member for Moree, but he was defeated running for Gwydir the following year. He later became a grazier, and was involved in the formation of the Country Party. Stirton died at Darlinghurst in 1937.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Mr Percy Ernest Stirton (1867-1937)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.

 

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member for Moree
1903–1904
District abolished
Civic offices
Preceded by
unknown
Mayor of Moree
1886
Succeeded by
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