Newton Moore

Major General Sir Newton Moore KCMG, VD
8th Premier of Western Australia
In office 7 May 1906 – 16 September 1910
Monarchs	Edward VII George V
Governor	Sir Frederick Bedford Sir Gerald Strickland
Preceded by	Sir Cornthwaite Rason
Succeeded by	Frank Wilson
Constituency	Bunbury
Member of Parliament for St George's, Hanover Square
In office 4 October 1918 – 25 November 1918
Preceded by	Sir George Reid
Succeeded by	Walter Hume Long
Member of Parliament for Islington North
In office 14 December 1918 – 16 November 1923
Preceded by	Sir George Touche
Succeeded by	William Henry Cowan
Member of Parliament for Richmond (Surrey)
In office 29 October 1924 – 13 April 1932
Preceded by	Harry Thomas Alfred Becker
Succeeded by	Sir William Ray
Personal details
Born	(1870-05-17)17 May 1870 Fremantle, Western Australia
Died	28 October 1936(1936-10-28) (aged 66) London, England
Nationality	British subject
Political party	Unaligned (Western Australia) Conservative (United Kingdom)
Spouse	Isabella Lowrie
Relations	Sir Rodney Moore (son)
Profession	Surveyor
Civilian awards	Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Military service
Allegiance	Colony of Western Australia Australia
Branch/service	Western Australian Volunteers Citizens Military Force
Years of service	1893–1918
Rank	Major General
Commands	AIF Depots in the United Kingdom (1915–17) Intelligence Corps, 5th Military District (1908–14) 18th Australian Light Horse (1901–08) Mounted Half Company, Bunbury Rifle Volunteers (1900–01)
Battles/wars	First World War
Military awards	Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration

Major General Sir Newton James Moore, KCMG, VD (17 May 1870 – 28 October 1936) was an Australian politician, businessman and army officer. He served as the eighth Premier of Western Australia from 1906 to 1910 and, following service in the First World War, was a member of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1932. He was the father of Sir Rodney Moore.^[1]