Newton Moore

Sir Newton Moore
8th Premier of Western Australia
In office
7 May 1906 – 16 September 1910
MonarchsEdward VII
George V
GovernorSir Frederick Bedford
Sir Gerald Strickland
Preceded bySir Cornthwaite Rason
Succeeded byFrank Wilson
ConstituencyBunbury
Member of Parliament
for St George's, Hanover Square
In office
4 October 1918 – 25 November 1918
Preceded bySir George Reid
Succeeded byWalter Hume Long
Member of Parliament
for Islington North
In office
14 December 1918 – 16 November 1923
Preceded bySir George Touche
Succeeded byWilliam Henry Cowan
Member of Parliament
for Richmond (Surrey)
In office
29 October 1924 – 13 April 1932
Preceded byHarry Thomas Alfred Becker
Succeeded bySir William Ray
Personal details
Born(1870-05-17)17 May 1870
Fremantle, Western Australia
Died28 October 1936(1936-10-28) (aged 66)
London, England
NationalityBritish subject
Political partyUnaligned (Western Australia)
Conservative (United Kingdom)
SpouseIsabella Lowrie
RelationsSir Rodney Moore (son)
ProfessionSurveyor
Civilian awardsKnight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Military service
AllegianceColony of Western Australia
Australia
Branch/serviceWestern Australian Volunteers
Citizens Military Force
Years of service1893–1918
RankMajor General
CommandsAIF Depots in the United Kingdom (1915–17)
Intelligence Corps, 5th Military District (1908–14)
18th Australian Light Horse (1901–08)
Mounted Half Company, Bunbury Rifle Volunteers (1900–01)
Battles/warsFirst World War
Military awardsColonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration

Major General Sir Newton James Moore, KCMG, VD (17 May 1870 – 28 October 1936) was an Australian politician, businessman and army officer. He served as the eighth Premier of Western Australia from 1906 to 1910 and, following service in the First World War, was a member of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1932. He was the father of Sir Rodney Moore.[1]

  1. ^ Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage. Kelly's Directories. 1916. p. 952. Retrieved 20 May 2019.