Frederick Crowder (politician)

[a] W. N. Crowder ran J. H. Fisher's dairy at The Reedbeds,[2] until the early 1850s, spent some time unprofitably at the Victorian goldfields, then in 1854 took over the insolvent George Malcolm's aerated water and cordial manufacturing business in Franklin Street[3] which he ran successfully then sold to Charles Downer and John Henderson in 1881.

[5] Crowder was educated at J. L. Young's Adelaide Educational Institution and after leaving school joined his father's business, married in 1876, then in 1878 left Adelaide for Western Australia with William Letchford[6] to open an aerated water and cordial business of Crowder and Letchford in Essex Street, Fremantle[7] in 1878.

[9] and opened a factory in Goderich Street, Perth, in 1884, whose assets were sold to Crowder and Letchford Ltd. in 1896,[10] later purchased by the firm of Donaldson and Collins.

He opposed the entrance of Western Australia into the Federation so resigned his seat, but a year later he was elected to the West Australian Legislative Council for the Central division.

He was returned unopposed for the East province a fortnight before his death at his home "Abbeyfeale View" at Cottesloe Beach.