Vernon Hamersley served the longest term ever as a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council. Vernon Hamersley was born in Guildford, Western Australia on 18 March 1871. The son of Samuel Hamersley, he was a member of the prominent and well-connected Hamersley family. Wikipedia
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