# David Symon

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**David Culross Symon** (12 March 1858 – 21 March 1924) was a member of the [Legislative Assembly](/source/Western_Australian_Legislative_Assembly) of [Western Australia](/source/Western_Australia) from 1890 to 1892, representing the [seat of South Fremantle](/source/Electoral_district_of_South_Fremantle). He was born in Scotland, lived in Australia from 1881 to 1892, and then spent the rest of his life in England.

Symon was born in [Stirling](/source/Stirling), Scotland, to Elizabeth (née Sutherland) and James Symon. His brother, Sir [Josiah Symon](/source/Josiah_Symon), was the fourth [Attorney-General for Australia](/source/Attorney-General_for_Australia). Symon arrived in the Colony of Western Australia in 1881, settling in [Fremantle](/source/Fremantle). He initially worked for [Harrold Brothers](/source/Harrold_Brothers), but later had his own firm, Symon, Hammond, & Hubble. One of his partners was [George Hubble](/source/George_Hubble), who was also a future MP.[1] At the [1890 general election](/source/1890_Western_Australian_colonial_election) in Western Australia, the first held for the new Legislative Assembly, Symon was elected to the seat of South Fremantle,[2] unexpectedly defeating a former [mayor of Fremantle](/source/List_of_mayors_of_Fremantle), [Daniel Congdon](/source/Daniel_Keen_Congdon).[3] However, his time in parliament was short-lived, as in September 1892 he resigned his seat and left for England. Symon took up residence in [Chiswick](/source/Chiswick), London, and had a business as a general merchant based in the [City of London](/source/City_of_London).[1] He died there in March 1924, aged 65.[4]

## See also

- [Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1890–1894](/source/Members_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Assembly,_1890%E2%80%931894)

## References

1. [David Symon](http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/library/MPHistoricalData.nsf/(Lookup)/F109F17B8F8F87A0482577E50028A7EF?OpenDocument) – Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 May 2016.

1. Black, David & Prescott, Valerie (1997). *Election statistics : Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996*. Perth, [W.A.]: Western Australian Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. ISBN 0730984095.

1. ["WEST AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS."](http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/91024778) – *[South Australian Chronicle](/source/South_Australian_Chronicle_and_Weekly_Mail)*, 13 December 1890.

1. ["EX-WESTRALIAN PASSES"](http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/84246699) – *[The Daily News](/source/Daily_News_(Perth,_Western_Australia))*, 8 April 1924.

## External links

- [David Culross Symon](https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MSN1-XY5) Familysearch

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