▁government ▁and ▁none ▁against . ▁Following ▁its ▁defeat ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁he ▁worked ▁with ▁govern ments ▁of ▁both ▁major ▁political ▁persu as ions ▁and ▁strongly ▁advoc ated ▁for ▁his ▁Gold fields ▁constitu ency . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁inaug ural ▁member ▁on ▁the ▁Senate ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Western ▁Australia ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁organ ising ▁committee ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Australia ▁Cent en ary ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁kn ight ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁and ▁appointed ▁K . C . M . G . ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Western ▁Australian ▁Historical ▁Society , ▁contrib uting ▁numerous ▁articles ▁to ▁Early ▁Days ▁and ▁various ▁international ▁period ical s ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁Times ▁and ▁The ▁Review ▁of ▁Re views . ▁He ▁also ▁wrote ▁an ▁aut obi ography ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁he ▁married ▁Ter esa ▁Ger tr ude ▁Qu in lan , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁politician ▁Tim othy ▁Qu in lan , ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁three ▁sons ▁( a ▁tw in ▁male ▁having ▁died ▁at ▁birth ), ▁two ▁grand children ▁( a ▁boy ▁and ▁a ▁girl ) ▁and ▁three ▁great ▁grand children ▁( a ▁girl ▁and ▁two ▁boys ). ▁ ▁Death ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁Per th ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Sub ia co ▁in