William Scott Fell

William Scott Fell (20 July 1866 – 7 September 1930) was an Australian shipping merchant and politician.

Fell was born at Elleray Villa, Rosneath, Dunbartonshire, Scotland and educated at Dollar Academy and Graham's Academy, Greenock, Scotland. After his father's death, they migrated with their mother, reaching Sydney in 1879. He set up as a broker and then had mixed success as a shipping and coal contractor, but had achieved success by the outbreak of World War I. He married Emma Catherine Bain in September 1889.[1]

Fell stood for election as an Independent Liberal to the seat of Middle Harbour in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1907 and 1913. In 1922, he won North Shore as an independent coalition candidate, which he held until his resignation in 1927 to contest a by-election for the federal seat of Warringah.[1][2]

Fell died of a stroke in his Macquarie Street, Sydney home and was survived by his wife, two sons and three daughters.[1] His brother, David Fell, was also a state politician.

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Dryen, R. G. (1972). "Fell, William Scott (1866 - 1930)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
  2. ↑ "Mr William Scott Fell (1866 - 1930)". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
Parliament of New South Wales
Preceded by
Alfred Reid		 Member for North Shore
1922 – 1927
Served alongside: Arthur, Cocks/Kay/Tonge, Murphy, Weaver/Reid		 Succeeded by
Abolished


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