# John Leighton Nanson

> John Leighton Nanson was a journalist and politician in Western Australia. A former writer and sub-editor with The West Australian, he served in the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1901 to 1905 and again from 1908 to 1914. Nanson was a minister in the governments of Alf Morgans, Walter James, Newton Moore, and Frank Wilson, including as attorney-general from 1909 to 1911.

*(1863-1916) journalist and politician*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Journalist
- **Category:** Journalists
- **Country:** Australia
- **Born:** 1863-09-22
- **Died:** 1916-02-29
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

John Leighton Nanson was a journalist and politician in Western Australia. A former writer and sub-editor with The West Australian, he served in the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1901 to 1905 and again from 1908 to 1914. Nanson was a minister in the governments of Alf Morgans, Walter James, Newton Moore, and Frank Wilson, including as attorney-general from 1909 to 1911.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 29.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.4 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 2.4 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 15.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 66.0 / 100

## Sources
- [John Nanson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Nanson)
- [John Nanson](https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Nanson)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24072978)

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