Frederick William Allsop (22 September 1865 – 15 September 1932) was an Australian politician who was a Nationalist Party member of the

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from 1930 until his death, representing North-East Province. Prior to entering politics he worked as a

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. Allsop was born in

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, New Zealand, to Anne (née Jefferies) and William Allsop. His parents moved to Australia when he was an infant and settled in

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, Victoria, where he attended

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and the Ballarat School of Mines. In 1893, Allsop moved to South Africa, where he worked as a

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er for a

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-based gold mining firm. He later helped to establish a cyanide plant at Spitzkop (near

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). Allsop returned to Australia in 1896 and lived in Victoria until 1905, when he moved to

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, Western Australia. He served on the Kalgoorlie Municipal Council from 1921 to 1930, including as mayor from 1922 to 1927. At the 1928 Legislative Council elections, Allsop contested North-East Province as an

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, but was defeated by the sitting Nationalist member, Harold Seddon. He ran again two years later, with the Nationalist Party's endorsement, and won the seat from the Labor Party.Frederick William Allsop
– Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 17 June 2016. However, Allsop's time in parliament was short-lived, as he died in Kalgoorlie in September 1932, aged 66."MR F. W. ALLSOP DEAD."
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'', 20 September 1932. He had married Florence Hollway in 1896, with whom he had three children.

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1865 births 1932 deaths Australian metallurgists Mayors of places in Western Australia Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council Nationalist Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Western Australia New Zealand emigrants to Australia People educated at Ballarat High School Politicians from Auckland Western Australian local councillors {{Australia-Nationalist-politician-stub