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Marinus Francis Alfred Canning (22 September 1829 – 13 November 1911), generally known as Alfred Canning, was an Australian banker and politician who served in the Legislative Assembly of
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from 1890 to 1894, representing the seat of East Perth. Canning was born in
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, France, to Emma (née Nowell) and Francis Canning.Marinus Frederick Alfred Canning
– Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
His father, a
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officer and member of the
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, was originally from
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, where the family's
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was
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. Canning was educated privately in England and also attended the
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in France, and was said to have "a thorough knowledge of several European languages"."DEATH OF MR. M. F. A. CANNING."
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'', 14 November 1911. He is believed to have arrived in Australia in 1855, initially living in
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. He later went to
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, working as a storekeeper, and in
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in 1856 married Elizabeth Annie Morgan, with whom he would have eight children. In the 1870s, Canning moved to
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, where he managed a bank. He returned to Australia in 1875, joining the
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, and was subsequently posted to
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and
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. In 1883, Canning was posted to Western Australia to open a branch of the Bank of New South Wales in
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. He left the bank the following year, however, instead opening a
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agency. Canning was elected to parliament at the 1890 general election (the first to be held for the Legislative Assembly), winning the seat of East Perth. He was appointed chairman of committees in 1892, but was defeated by
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(a future
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) at the 1894 election. Just over a month after his defeat, Canning stood for the
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, but was again unsuccessful. At the 1897 general election, he ran for the seat of Canning, but was defeated by Frank Wilson (another future premier). Canning died in Perth in 1911, aged 82. One of his great-grandchildren was
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, who was also a member of parliament.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Canning, M. F. A. 1829 births 1911 deaths Australian bankers British emigrants to colonial Australia Expatriates in French Polynesia Expatriates in New Caledonia Chairpersons of Committees of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly 19th-century Australian businesspeople