The Honourable Sir
John William Taverner
Portrait of John William Taverner
Agent-general
In office
1904–1913
Preceded byAndrew Clarke
Succeeded byPeter McBride
Minister of Agriculture
In office
27 September 1894  5 December 1899
PremierGeorge Turner
Preceded byWilliam Webb
Succeeded byGeorge Graham
In office
10 June 1902  16 February 1904
PremierWilliam Irvine
Preceded byJohn Morrissey
Succeeded byJohn Murray
Minister of Health
In office
14 May 1895  16 September 1895
PremierGeorge Turner
Preceded byHenry Cuthbert
Succeeded byHenry Williams
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
for Electoral district of Donald and Swan Hill
In office
1 April 1889  1 May 1904
Preceded bySeat created
Succeeded byJames Meldrum
Personal details
Born20 November 1853
Williamstown, Victoria
Died17 December 1923
Doncaster, Victoria
SpouseElizabeth Ann Bassett Luxton
Parents
  • Henry Taverner (father)
  • Margaret Sarah, née Large (mother)
Occupation
  • Stock and station agent
  • Politician
EducationScots Grammar School, Williamstown
[1] [2]

Sir John William Taverner KCMG (November 20, 1853 – December 17, 1923) was a politician of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.

Early life and career

Taverner was educated at Scots Grammar School, Williamstown, and worked his first jobs, cutting thistles, holding a surveyor's chain, and drove for Cobb & Co. He went on to be a senior partner at two firms and the principal of a stock and station agents company.[2]

He married his wife, Elizabeth Ann Bassett Luxton, on May 23, 1879 in Kerang.[2]


Reference list

  1. "John William Taverner". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Ingham, S. M. "Taverner, Sir John William (1853–1923)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 7 January 2023.


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