Henry Daglish, from the Western Australian Government Photographer Collection

The Hon. Henry Daglish (18 November 1866–16 August 1920 was Western Australia's first Labor premier, from 10 August 1904 until 25 August 1905. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. The Premier of Western Australia is the head of the executive government in the Australian State of Western Australia. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting

Henry Daglish was born in Ballarat West, Victoria on 18 November 1866. Ballarat (formerly spelt "Ballaarat" is a city in Victoria, Australia, and one of the country's largest inland cities Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common He was educated in Geelong, and attended Melbourne University. MCite/Citephp.--> Geelong (dʒəˈlɔŋ is the second largest city in the state The University of Melbourne is a Public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. He began a career in mechanical engineering, but abandoned it in 1883 and instead entered the Victorian public service, working as a clerk in the police department. Mechanical Engineering is an Engineering discipline that involves the application of principles of physics for analysis Design, Manufacturing Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common See also Bureaucrat The term civil service has two distinct meanings Branch of governmental service in which individuals are hired on the basis On 20 August 1894 he married Edith Bishop. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The following year, he resigned from the public service to go into business. In 1895 he also stood as a Labor party candidate in a by-election for the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of South Melbourne, but received only 34 votes in an electorate of over 2000 electors. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Legislative Assembly, or lower house is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia South Melbourne is an inner-southern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Later that year he wrote to the Western Australian premier Sir John Forrest requesting employment in Western Australia's public service. Sir John Forrest GCMG (22 August 1847 – 2 September 1918 was an Australian explorer the first Premier of Western Australia and a cabinet minister in Australia He was offered and accepted a position in Western Australia's police department. He eventually resigned, and entered business as an auctioner, accountant and legal manager.

Daglish became active in community life in Subiaco, and on 1 December 1900 was elected a member of the Subiaco Municipal Council. Subiaco is an inner western suburb of Perth, Western Australia, situated to the north of Kings Park. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar On 24 April 1901 he was elected to the seat of Subiaco in the Legislative Assembly, and resigned his position on the municipal council a month later. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Legislative Assembly, or lower house is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. On 1 December 1902 he was elected Mayor of Subiaco, which office he held until 30 November 1904. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on He was re-elected as the Legislative Assembly member for Subiaco on 28 June 1904 with nearly 80 per cent of the vote. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on On 2 August he successfully moved a vote of no-confidence against Premier Walter James, and was asked to form Western Australia's first Labor government. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Sir Walter Hartwell James KCMG KC ( 29 March 1863 – 3 January 1943) was Premier of Western Australia from The Daglish Ministry was the seventh ministry of the Government of Western Australia. He became premier, treasurer and minister for education on 10 August 1904. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on He gave up the education portfolio in June the following year.

Labor's support was not sufficient to keep the Daglish government in power, and it was dependent for its majority on a group of five independents. Because of this, the Daglish government put forward no distinctively Labor policies, and worked for consolidation rather than rapid development; in the press it was sometimes derisively referred to as the Mark Time Government. After twelve difficult months, Daglish was finally defeated over the government's plans to buy out the Midland Railway Company for £1. 5 million, which was thought to be too large a sum. The Daglish government was such a disappointment to Labor voters that when Cornthwaite Rason took over as premier and was granted an early dissolution, Labor lost seven of its 22 seats. Sir Cornthwaite Hector William James Rason ( 18 June 1858 – 15 March 1927) better known as Hector Rason, was Premier of Western In Parliamentary systems a dissolution of parliament is the dispersal of a Legislature at the call of an Election. Ultimately, Daglish's ministry achieved little, and its main significance was that having Labor in government encouraged the various opposition groups to coalesce into a Liberal party, thus resulting in a two-party system for the first time.

After his government's defeat, Daglish resigned as leader of the Labor Party, and as a member of the Caucus, and called himself Independent Labor. On 20 August 1907 he was made Chairman of Committees in the Legislative Assembly. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year From 1 December 1907 until 30 November 1908 he was again Mayor of Subiaco. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year On 16 September 1910, Daglish resigned as Chairman of Committees and accepted a position as minister for works in Frank Wilson's Liberal government. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting He held the portfolio until he lost his seat in the election of 3 October 1920. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar

From 1912, Daglish worked as an estate agent. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting In 1912 he was also appointed the employers' representative in the Court of Arbitration. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Arbitration, a form of Alternative dispute resolution (ADR is a legal technique for the resolution of Disputes outside the Courts wherein the He died on 16 August 1920, and was buried at Karrakatta Cemetery. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Karrakatta Cemetery is a metropolitan Cemetery in the suburb of Karrakatta in Perth Western Australia.

The Perth suburb of Daglish is named after him. Daglish is a small suburb of Perth Western Australia, located within the City of Subiaco and is west of the CBD.

References

• Black, David and Bolton, Geoffrey (2001). David Black (born 1936 is a Western Australian Historian. He has lectured and written extensively on Australian and Western Australian history especially Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton AO is an Australian Historian born on 5th November 1931 in Claremont, Perth, Western Australia Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia, Volume One, 1870–1930, Revised Edition, Parliament House: Parliament of Western Australia. Parliament House Perth is located on Harvest Terrace in Perth, Western Australia. The Parliament of Western Australia consists of the Western Australian Legislative Council, the Western Australian Legislative Assembly and the Governor ISBN 0730738140.  
• Reid, G. S. and M. R. Oliver (1982). The Premiers of Western Australia 1890–1982. University of Western Australia Press. Nedlands, Western Australia. ISBN 0-85564-214-9.
• The Constitution Centre of Western Australia (2002). Governors and Premiers of Western Australia. West Perth, Western Australia. ISBN 0-7307-3821-3.