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 | 22 September 1863 Carlisle, Cumberland, England |
| Died | 29 February 1916 (aged 52) Wimborne, Dorset, England |
| 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.