Succeeded by Bill Robinson Nationality Australian | Name Edmund Piesse | |
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Born 5 January 1900
Katanning, Western Australia ( 1900-01-05 ) Died 25 August 1952(1952-08-25) (aged 52) Political party Australian Country Party Occupation Farmer, company director | ||
Edmund Stephen Roper Piesse (5 January 1900 – 25 August 1952) was an Australian politician who represented Western Australia in the Senate from 1950 until his death. He was a member of the Country Party.
Piesse was born in Katanning, Western Australia, the son of Arnold Edmund Piesse (a state MP). Three of his uncles (Frederick, Charles, and Alfred) and a first cousin (Harold) were also members of parliament in Western Australia.
Piesse attended Guildford Grammar School in Perth. before returning to Katanning as a farmer and grazier. He was also a company director. In 1949 he was elected to the Senate. He held the seat until his death by his own hand in 1952. He gassed himself in his car, at a rifle range near his home of Katanning. His father also committed suicide. Bill Robinson was appointed to replace him.