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William Page (politician)

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The Hon.
William Humphrey Page
William Humphrey Page as Member for Hobart.
Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Hobart
In office
20 January 1897 – 9 March 1900
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byWilliam Guesdon/Edward Miles/Robert Patterson
Personal details
Born
William Humphrey Page

1848 (1848)
Ireland
Died26 October 1925(1925-10-26) (aged 76–77)
Bruges, Belgium
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionBarrister

William Humphrey Page (1848 – 26 October 1925) was an Irish-born Indian Judge and Australian politician.

Page was born in 1848. Following legal training in London, he served as a justice at the Bombay High Court. In 1897 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly, representing the seat of Hobart. He served until his defeat in 1900.

He died in 1925 in Bruges, Belgium, having survived the occupation during World War One.[1][1] His son was the noted legal writer and prison reformer Sir Leo Page.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "William Humphrey Page". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
Tasmanian House of Assembly
New seat Member for Hobart
1897–1900
Succeeded by