Evan Wisdom
| Evan Alexander Wisdom | |
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| Administrator of the Territory of New Guinea | |
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In office 21 March 1921 – 13 June 1933 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Preceded by | Thomas Griffiths |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Griffiths |
| Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Claremont |
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In office 7 October 1911 – 28 June 1917 |
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| Preceded by | John Foulkes |
| Succeeded by | John Stewart |
| Mayor of Cottesloe | |
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In office 1908–1911 |
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| Preceded by | John Stuart |
| Succeeded by | Frederic North |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
29 September 1869 Inverness, Scotland |
| Died | 7 December 1945 (aged 76) Melbourne, Australia |
| Political party | Western Australian Liberal Party |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Service/branch | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1901–1921 |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Commands |
7th Brigade (1916–19) 18th Battalion (1916) |
| Battles/wars |
First World War |
| Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches (6) Order of Prince Danilo I (Montenegro) |
First World War
Brigadier General Evan Alexander Wisdom, CB, CMG, DSO (29 September 1869 – 7 December 1945) was a senior officer of the Australian Army in the First World War. He was the Mayor of the Municipality of Cottesloe between 1908 and 1911, served as the Western Australian Legislative Assembly Liberal member for Claremont for two terms between 1911–1917 and was the Administrator of the Territory of New Guinea from 1921 to 1933. Aged 76, he died in Melbourne and was cremated.
Born on 29 September 1869 at Inverness, Scotland, the son of Francis William Wisdom and Mary, née Cameron. He attended his education at Inverness and Edinburgh. After his education he served in a militia infantry battalion and was later transferred to the Midlothian Coast Artillery.
He emigrated to Australia in 1891 to seek his fortune and settled in Western Australia, where he began as a prospector to Southern Cross at Yilgarn. In 1892, with the discovery of gold at Coolgardie, he went prospecting and found success. With the money made from his prospecting, he opened a store at Coolgardie. He later joined the gold rush at Kalgoorlie and again had success. He acquired extensive mining interests and set up the Exchange Hotel at Kalgoorlie.
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