John Nanson | |
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Attorney-General of Western Australia | |
In office 30 June 1909 – 7 October 1911 | |
Premier | Newton Moore Frank Wilson |
Preceded by | Hector Rason |
Succeeded by | Thomas Walker |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia | |
In office 24 April 1901 – 28 June 1904 | |
Preceded by | Samuel Mitchell |
Succeeded by | John Holman |
Constituency | Murchison |
In office 28 June 1904 – 27 October 1905 | |
Preceded by | Patrick Stone |
Succeeded by | Patrick Stone |
Constituency | Greenough |
In office 11 September 1908 – 21 October 1914 | |
Preceded by | Patrick Stone |
Succeeded by | John Cunningham |
Constituency | Greenough |
Personal details | |
Born | Carlisle, Cumberland, England | 22 September 1863
Died | 29 February 1916 Wimborne, Dorset, England | (aged 52)
Spouse | Janet Nanson |
John Leighton Nanson (22 September 1863 – 29 February 1916) was a journalist and politician in Western Australia. A former writer and sub-editor with The West Australian, he served in the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1901 to 1905 and again from 1908 to 1914. Nanson was a minister in the governments of Alf Morgans, Walter James, Newton Moore, and Frank Wilson, including as attorney-general from 1909 to 1911.