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Everard Darlot

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Everard Firebrace Darlot
BornTemplate:Birth date
Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia
DiedNovember 5, 1937(1937-11-05) (aged 78)
Occupation(s)Pastoralist, politician
Years active1878–early 1900s
Known forMember of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Murchison (1890–1894)

Everard Firebrace Darlot (23 January 1859 – 5 November 1937) was a notable Australian pastoralist and politician who represented the Murchison constituency in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1890 until 1894.

Originating from Oakleigh, Victoria, Darlot relocated to Western Australia in 1878. His brother, Leonard Darlot—who also became a member of parliament—followed him there in 1882. The siblings began their careers working at Beringarra Station, a property owned by their father. In 1887, Everard secured a position on the Upper Gascoyne Road Board before winning election to the newly formed parliament during the first general election in 1890. Although he secured re-election in 1894, he stepped down shortly thereafter.

Starting in 1893, the Darlot brothers broadened their pastoral ventures by acquiring leases including Warrawagine, Mount Fraser, Byro, Melrose, and Annean Stations. In 1906, they streamlined their portfolio by divesting some properties and investing in Urella Station near Mingenew. Everard eventually retired to Perth, where he passed away at the age of 78. He married Harriet Mills in 1885, with whom he had two children; his brother-in-law, Joshua Mills, also served as a member of parliament.

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