Charles Harper (Mayor)

Charles Harper (Mayor)

Charles Harper was a Western Australian businessman and mayor of two shires. Harper was a Councillor from the Shire of Victoria Park from 1905 and served as Mayorfrom 1909 to 1917 when the shire was amalgamated into the City of Perth. From 1937 to 1939 he served as Lord Mayor of Perth. [cite web|url=http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/PDF_Files/C%20-%20A-D/Cremorne%20Arcade%20(P-AD).PDF|title=Assesment documentation - Cremorne Arcade|work=Heritage Council of Western Australia]

He came to Perth from Melbourne and 1895, and later established a business, Charles Harper and Co., situated in Cremorne Arcade in the city. The company were importers of musical instruments including pianos and organs.

Harper died in 1954.

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