Gathered Fragments: The Biography of Robert Cecil Clifton ISO 1854-1931 by Leon D Cohen

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Previous owner has signed inside page. Some pages have foxing spots.

Robert Cecil Clifton, grandson of Marshall Waller Clifton, was born in Alverstoke, Bunbury, in 1854. After his schooling, he entered Public Service as a clerk of courts and later as a postmaster at Bunbury. He was married to Rose Louisa Leake in 1882.

He transferred to the Lands Department, and on the introduction of responsible self-government in Western Australia in 1890, he became the Under-Secretary of Lands. In recognition of his 30 years of public service, he was awarded the Companion of the Imperial Service Order(ISO).

Robert Cecil Clifton was a noted organ builder.

This book is illustrated throughout and has extensive genealogical tables for the Clifton and Leake families.