John William Taverner

The Honourable
Sir John William Taverner
The Honourable Sir John William Taverner
	Portrait of John William Taverner
Agent-general
	In office; 1904–1913
Preceded by	Andrew Clarke
Succeeded by	Peter McBride
Minister of Agriculture
	In office; 27 September 1894 – 5 December 1899
Premier	George Turner
Preceded by	William Webb
Succeeded by	George Graham
	In office; 10 June 1902 – 16 February 1904
Premier	William Irvine
Preceded by	John Morrissey
Succeeded by	John Murray
Minister of Health
	In office; 14 May 1895 – 16 September 1895
Premier	George Turner
Preceded by	Henry Cuthbert
Succeeded by	Henry Williams
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly; for Electoral district of Donald and Swan Hill
	In office; 1 April 1889 – 1 May 1904
Preceded by	Seat created
Succeeded by	James Meldrum
Personal details
Born	20 November 1853; Williamstown, Victoria
Died	17 December 1923; Doncaster, Victoria
Spouse	Elizabeth Ann Bassett Luxton
Parents	Henry Taverner (father); Margaret Sarah, née Large (mother);
Occupation	Stock and station agent; Politician;
Education	Scots Grammar School, Williamstown

Sir John William Taverner KCMG (20 November 1853 – 17 December 1923) was a politician of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.

Early life and career

Taverner was educated at Scots Grammar School, Williamstown, and worked his first jobs, cutting thistles, holding a surveyor's chain, and drove for Cobb & Co. He went on to be a senior partner at two firms and the principal of a stock and station agents company.^[2]

He married his wife, Elizabeth Ann Bassett Luxton, on 23 May 1879, in Kerang.^[2]

Reference list

^ "John William Taverner". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ingham, S. M. "Taverner, Sir John William (1853–1923)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 7 January 2023.

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[re-member-1] "John William Taverner". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.

[ADoB-2] Ingham, S. M. "Taverner, Sir John William (1853–1923)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 7 January 2023.

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