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| | Rason, Sir Cornthwaite Hector William James (1858 - 1927) Biographical Entry - Australian Dictionary of Biography Online (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | RASON, Sir CORNTHWAITE HECTOR WILLIAM JAMES (1858-1927), premier, was born on 18 June 1858 at Cleve Yatton, Somerset, England, son of Cornthwaite Hector Rason, navy surgeon, and his wife Sarah Ann, née Linington. |
 | | In 1901 Rason shifted his seat to Guildford and in December was one of several members who left the remnants of their party and joined George Leake's second ministry. |
 | | Rason died from cancer at Beckenham, Kent, on 15 March 1927; intestate, he was survived by his wife and daughter. |
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