, ▁Corn wall , ▁England , ▁to ▁Benjamin ▁Ang win , ▁a ▁tin ▁min er , ▁and ▁Mary ▁Ang win ▁( née ▁Taylor ). ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁locally ▁at ▁a ▁Method ist ▁school ▁before ▁being ▁app r entic ed ▁to ▁a ▁car p enter . ▁He ▁left ▁Corn wall ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁builder ▁in ▁White h aven , ▁C umber land ▁( now ▁C umb ria ), ▁where ▁he ▁joined ▁several ▁reform ▁movements ▁and ▁worked ▁for ▁temper ance . ▁On ▁ 3 ▁July ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁he ▁married ▁Sarah ▁Ann ▁Sum pton , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁was ▁to ▁have ▁two ▁sons ▁and ▁two ▁daughters . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Victoria , ▁Australia , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁to ▁Western ▁Australia , ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁car p enter ▁for ▁Sand over ▁& ▁Co . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁he ▁helped ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁East ▁F rem ant le ▁Municip ality , ▁which ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁coun sel or ▁for ▁ 3 0 ▁years . ▁He ▁was ▁mayor ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁until ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁election , ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁East ▁F rem ant le ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁from ▁the ▁conserv ative ▁inc umb ent , ▁Joseph ▁Hol mes , ▁ach ieving ▁a ▁ 2 6 % ▁swing . ▁At ▁the