Hillson Beasley

Hillson Beasley
Born	30 April 1855 Canterbury, Kent, England
Died	7 October 1936 Albany, Western Australia
Nationality	Australian
Occupation	Architect
Practice	Principal Architect (Western Australia)
Projects	Government House ballroom Parliament House, Perth Perth Modern School additions to the original Art Gallery of Western Australia Midland Courthouse Fremantle Post Office Fremantle Customs House Fremantle Technical College annexe additions to the original State Library of Western Australia

Hillson Beasley (30 April 1855 – 7 October 1936) was an English-trained architect who relocated to Australia, executing his major buildings in Melbourne (1886–96) and Perth (1896–1917). In his later career he was the Principal Architect of Western Australia's Public Works Department and designed many notable public buildings, including the Government House ballroom (1899), Parliament House, Perth (1900-1904), Fremantle Post Office (1907) and the old Perth Technical School (1910).

Hillson Beasley was born on 30 April 1855 at Canterbury, Kent in England, the son of Edward Beasley and Caroline (née Saunders). He was educated at Wesley College, Sheffield, following which he was articled to an architect in Dover. Beasley then practised in London, Carlisle and Oxford. On 22 December 1877 he married Fanny Clarke at Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire. The couple relocated to the Cape Colony in South Africa, where Beasley worked in the architectural branch of the Public Works Department for three years. They subsequently emigrated to Melbourne in 1886 where Beasley opened his own architectural practice. His works in Melbourne included the Presbyterian (Uniting) Church in St Kilda. Beasley also taught at the Working Men's College and the University of Melbourne.

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