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Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Charles Frederic John North (14 September 1887 – 30 September 1979) was an Australian lawyer and politician who served in the Parliament of Western Australia from 1924 to 1956, including as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 1947 to 1953. North was born in Perth, Western Australia, on 14 September 1887, to Flora Frances (née Hamersley) and Frederic Dudley North. His father was a noted civil servant and local government official, and on that side of his family he was a descendant of the Barons North and a great-grandson of the Scottish artist Sir Francis Grant. His mother was the daughter of Edward Hamersley II, a member of the pioneering Hamersley family of Western Australia. North attended Hale School in Perth, before being sent to England to continue his education at Rugby School. He studied law at Oriel College, Oxford, graduating in 1909 with a Bachelor of Arts. He was also a member of the college eight for three years. North was called to the Bar as part of the Middle Temple in 1912.North served as a captain in the No. 16 Squadron RAF in World War I, as an observer-air gunner. He returned to Western Australia after the conclusion of the war, practising as a solicitor in Perth. In 1916, he married Bessie Saddington, with whom he had two daughters: Muriel Elvia Joan North (born 10 July 1917) and Rachel Mary June North (born 17 April 1930). North was elected to the seat of Claremont at the 1924 state election, having served as a of the Municipality of Cottesloe councillor from 1921 (including as Mayor of Cottesloe from 1923). He was appointed government whip in 1930, and remained whip of the Nationalists (and, from 1945, the Liberals) until assuming the role of speaker in 1947. During the 1930s, North became involved in the Social Credit movement, and served as state president of the Douglas Social Credit Movement. North also served as president of the Cottesloe sub-branch of the Returned and Services League (RSL), and as patron of the Claremont Football Club and North Cottesloe Surf Life-saving Club. In July 1947, following the anti-Labor parties' victory at the 1947 election, he was appointed Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, serving until the coalition's defeat at the 1953 election. Notably, North, as the first non-Labor speaker for fourteen years, chose to wear the traditional dress associated with the position, including horsehair wig. North retired from politics in 1956, and died at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in September 1979. North had received the Silver Jubilee Medal of King George V in 1935 and the Coronation Medal of King George VI in 1937.. }

• Charles_North_(politician) abstract "Charles Frederic John North (14 September 1887 – 30 September 1979) was an Australian lawyer and politician who served in the Parliament of Western Australia from 1924 to 1956, including as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 1947 to 1953. North was born in Perth, Western Australia, on 14 September 1887, to Flora Frances (née Hamersley) and Frederic Dudley North. His father was a noted civil servant and local government official, and on that side of his family he was a descendant of the Barons North and a great-grandson of the Scottish artist Sir Francis Grant. His mother was the daughter of Edward Hamersley II, a member of the pioneering Hamersley family of Western Australia. North attended Hale School in Perth, before being sent to England to continue his education at Rugby School. He studied law at Oriel College, Oxford, graduating in 1909 with a Bachelor of Arts. He was also a member of the college eight for three years. North was called to the Bar as part of the Middle Temple in 1912.North served as a captain in the No. 16 Squadron RAF in World War I, as an observer-air gunner. He returned to Western Australia after the conclusion of the war, practising as a solicitor in Perth. In 1916, he married Bessie Saddington, with whom he had two daughters: Muriel Elvia Joan North (born 10 July 1917) and Rachel Mary June North (born 17 April 1930). North was elected to the seat of Claremont at the 1924 state election, having served as a of the Municipality of Cottesloe councillor from 1921 (including as Mayor of Cottesloe from 1923). He was appointed government whip in 1930, and remained whip of the Nationalists (and, from 1945, the Liberals) until assuming the role of speaker in 1947. During the 1930s, North became involved in the Social Credit movement, and served as state president of the Douglas Social Credit Movement. North also served as president of the Cottesloe sub-branch of the Returned and Services League (RSL), and as patron of the Claremont Football Club and North Cottesloe Surf Life-saving Club. In July 1947, following the anti-Labor parties' victory at the 1947 election, he was appointed Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, serving until the coalition's defeat at the 1953 election. Notably, North, as the first non-Labor speaker for fourteen years, chose to wear the traditional dress associated with the position, including horsehair wig. North retired from politics in 1956, and died at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in September 1979. North had received the Silver Jubilee Medal of King George V in 1935 and the Coronation Medal of King George VI in 1937.".