constituency predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place children office birth_date order term_start image article_title term_end name
northam john forrest george leake 30 august 1910 fermoy , county cork , ireland northam , western australia hugo throssell premier of western australia 23 may 1840 2nd 15 february george throssell -lrb- 1840-1910 -rrb- . jpg george throssell
 27 may 1901 george throssell
george throssell

george lionel throssell , cmg -lrb- 23 may 1840 -- 30 august 1910 -rrb- was the second premier of western australia .
he served for just three months , from 15 february 1901 until 27 may 1901 during a period of great instability in western australian politics .
george throssell was born at fermoy , county cork in ireland on 23 may 1840 .
the son of a pensioner guard , he came to western australia on board the `` scindian '' in 1850 with his parents , and was educated at the perth public school .
he began his own business as a produce merchant in the town of northam in 1861 and served as the northam postmaster from 1864 to 1874 .
throssell became owner of a flour mill , farms and a chain of shops , and was active in the northam community .
he was first elected to the northam municipal council in 1880 , of which he was chairman until 1883 and again from 1885 to 1887 .
he subsequently served as mayor of northam for broken periods until 1894 .
throssell was popularly known as `` the lion of northam '' , and was northam 's first citizen in 1890 when was elected unopposed to the legislative assembly seat of northam .
in 1897 throssell joined sir john forrest 's government as commissioner of crown lands , a key responsibility in a rapidly developing colony .
when forrest resigned as premier to join the federal parliament , throssell took over as premier and treasurer on 15 february 1901 .
however , in the election of the following april , the `` ministerialists '' or former forrest supporters failed to attain a majority of seats .
on 27 may throssell resigned as premier and as the leader of his group , but continued as mla for northam .
he did not contest the 1904 election for health reasons , but returned to parliament in 1907 after winning a by-election for the legislative council 's east province , the electoral region that included northam .
he served until his death on 30 august 1910 .
george throssell married annie morrell in 1861 , and was the father of at least twelve children , one of whom was hugo throssell .
george throssell was created a cmg in 1901 .
