Simon Bremner Alexander

Simon Bremner Alexander built many of the large buildings in Perth, including Perth Modern School, Geology section of the Western Australia Museum, the Perth Police Court, and the Fremantle railway station. He was also responsible for the building of the AMP Building (now demolished). He had a quarry at Donnybrook, which supplied stone for some of these buildings.  Born and educated in Scotland, he apprenticed as a carpenter. He moved to New South Wales where he did building and contracting, moving to Western Australia in 1879. He was a Perth Roads Board member, dying in the role. He was part of many organisations, associations and committees including the Master Builders and Contractors Association, Federated Employers Assurance of WA, Ltd (for which he was Chairman of Directors), Employers Federation, Perpetual Executors Trustees and Agency Co, Ltd, and Yorkshire Insurance Company. His date of birth is unknown but is estimated to be in 1861 as he died on 5 September 1933 at age 72. He was succeeded by a widow and three sons. Alexander Park was named for him.