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Australian politician

The HonourableSir John William Taverner
Portrait of John William Taverner
Agent-general
In office
1904–1913
Preceded byAndrew Clarke
Succeeded byPeter McBride
Minister of Agriculture
In office
27 September 1894 – 5 December 1899
PremierGeorge Turner
Preceded byWilliam Webb
Succeeded byGeorge Graham
In office
10 June 1902 – 16 February 1904
PremierWilliam Irvine
Preceded byJohn Morrissey
Succeeded byJohn Murray
Minister of Health
In office
14 May 1895 – 16 September 1895
PremierGeorge Turner
Preceded byHenry Cuthbert
Succeeded byHenry Williams
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
for Electoral district of Donald and Swan Hill
In office
1 April 1889 – 1 May 1904
Preceded bySeat created
Succeeded byJames Meldrum
Personal details
Born20 November 1853
Williamstown, Victoria
Died17 December 1923
Doncaster, Victoria
SpouseElizabeth Ann Bassett Luxton
Parents
  • Henry Taverner (father)
  • Margaret Sarah, née Large (mother)
Occupation
  • Stock and station agent
  • Politician
EducationScots Grammar School, Williamstown

Sir John William Taverner KCMG (20 November 1853 – 17 December 1923) was a politician of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.

Early life and career

Taverner was educated at Scots Grammar School, Williamstown, and worked his first jobs, cutting thistles, holding a surveyor's chain, and drove for Cobb & Co. He went on to be a senior partner at two firms and the principal of a stock and station agents company.

He married his wife, Elizabeth Ann Bassett Luxton, on 23 May 1879, in Kerang.

Reference list

  1. "John William Taverner". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  2. ^ Ingham, S. M. "Taverner, Sir John William (1853–1923)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
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