William Gordon (Australian politician)

William Beattie Gordon (20 October 1862 – 12 August 1943) was an Australian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1901 to 1911.

He moved to Western Australia in 1890, and set up in Perth as a livestock auctioneer and salesman.

He made an attempt to re-enter parliament at the 1918 Legislative Council elections, but was defeated by Archibald Sanderson in Metropolitan-Suburban Province.

[1] After leaving office, Gordon lived in the country, farming first at Namban and later at Gingin.

One of his sons, Jim Gordon, won the Victoria Cross in World War II.