Sir Edward Home Wittenoom, KCMG
- Position
- Member Centenary Committee
- Postnominals
- Knight Commander (Order of) St Michael and St George
- Committee group
- Historical, arts and science and pageantry
- Year of death
- 1936
- Plaque number
- FA41
- Dedicated by
- Kings Park Board on 29 September 1929
- More information
Biography abstract:
Edward Horne Wittenoom (12/2/1854 – 5/3/1936) was born in Fremantle and educated at Bishop Hale's School in Perth.
At 15, he went to work on a sheep station near Northampton. In 1874, he took up sheep farming with his brother Frederick in the Murchison district and he was chairman of the Murchison Road Board for 19 years.
His political career started in 1883 when he was elected to represent Geraldton but resigned that year to go to London.
He was re-elected in 1886 to the Legislative Council for Central Province. Mr Wittenoom was acting Premier when John Forrest was in London in 1897.
During 1898-1901 he was Agent General for WA and while there he was the last man to receive a knighthood from Queen Victoria.
On his return to WA, he took up duties as managing director for the WA branch of Dalgety & Co., was involved on several boards (the Bank of NSW, Commercial Union Insurance, Western Australian Bank) and was Consul for France in WA.
He was president of the Pastoralists Association 1912-15 and 1917 and was president of the Legislative Council 1922-26.
Sir Wittenoom's brother Frederick bequeathed money to Kings Park of a formal entry statement, which resulted in the creation of the Floral Clock.
Sir Edward Wittenoom KCMG was a member of the Western Australian Centenary Committee (Historical, Arts, Science and Pageantry) in 1929.