About Me
Full Name
Sir Jenkin Coles KCMG
Date of Birth
19 January 1842
Party
Liberal Union
Position
Former Member
Electorate
Wooroora
House
House of Assembly
Date Elected
17 May 1875
Other Information
A portrait of Coles, by George A. J. Webb, unveiled in 1912, hangs in Parliament House.
Deceased
06 December 1911
Electoral History
Date
District
House
Party
Reason (if retired)
02 Apr 1910 - 17 Nov 1911
Wooroora
House of Assembly
Liberal Union
Seat Vacated by Absence without Leave
03 May 1902 - 02 Apr 1910
Wooroora
House of Assembly
National Defence League
Changed Party
25 Apr 1881 - 02 May 1902
Light
House of Assembly
Pre-Party System
Boundary Redistribution
17 May 1875 - 15 Apr 1878
Light
House of Assembly
Pre-Party System
Not Re-elected
Offices Held
17 Nov 1911 - Current
Former Member
05 Jun 1890 - 17 Nov 1911
Speaker, House of Assembly
Ministerial Appointments
11 Jun 1887 - 27 Jun 1889
Commissioner of Crown Lands and Immigration
04 Feb 1885 - 16 Jun 1885
Commissioner of Public Works
16 Jun 1884 - 04 Feb 1885
Commissioner of Crown Lands and Immigration