Please answer the following question: Facts: - death place: at sea off the coast of sierra leone - order: 1st - successor: george throssell - restingplace: karrakatta cemetery - death date: 2 september 1918 - spouse: margaret elvire hamersley - office: premier of western australia - term end: 15 february 1901 - constituency: bunbury - term start: 22 december 1890 - birth date: 22 august 1847 - name: sir john forrest - image: john forrest.jpg - birth place: bunbury , western australia Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of john forrest .
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sir john forrest gcmg -lrb- 22 august 18472 september 1918 -rrb- was an australian explorer , the first premier of western australia and a cabinet minister in australia 's first federal parliament .as a young man , john forrest won fame as an explorer by leading three expeditions into the interior of western australia , for which he was awarded the 1876 royal geographical society 's patron 's medal .he was appointed surveyor general and in 1890 became the first premier of western australia , its only premier as a self-governing colony .forrest 's premiership gave the state ten years of stable administration during a period of rapid development and demographic change .he pursued a policy of large-scale public works and extensive land settlement , and he helped to ensure that western australia joined the federation of australian states .after federation , he moved to federal politics , where he was at various times postmaster-general , minister for defence , minister for home affairs , treasurer and acting prime minister .shortly before his death , forrest was informed that the king had approved his being raised to the british peerage as baron forrest of bunbury .he immediately began signing his name as '' forrest '' , as if he were already a peer .however , at the time of his death his peerage had not been legally established by letters patent .references to him as '' lord forrest '' are therefore incorrect .