Tommy Williams (Queensland politician)

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Tommy Williams

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T.L. Williams one of the soldiers photographed in The Queenslander Pictorial supplement to The Queenslander 1917.jpg
T.L. Williams one of the soldiers photographed in The Queenslander Pictorial supplement to The Queenslander 1917
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Port Curtis
In office
11 June 1932 –3 May 1947
Preceded by Frank Butler
Succeeded by Jim Burrows
Personal details
Born
Thomas Lewis Williams

(1886-12-21)21 December 1886
Bundamba, Queensland, Australia
Died17 August 1970(1970-08-17) (aged 83)
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Nationality Australian
Political party Labor
Spouse(s)Lilian Maud Garrard (m.1915 d.1966)
Occupation School teacher

Thomas Lewis Williams (21 December 1886 - 17 August 1970) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. [1]

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Biography

Williams was born at Bundamba, Queensland, the son of Thomas Williams and his wife Diane (née Philip). He was educated at Bundamba State School Newtown State School and St Mary's College, Ipswich. On leaving he was a school teacher and taught at various state schools around southern Queensland before working for the Queensland Times and Daily Mail newspapers. [1]

In April 1908 he married Lilian Maud Garrard [1] (died 1966) [2] and together had two sons and three daughters. Williams died at Toowoomba in August 1970. [1]

Public life

Williams, representing the Labor, won the seat of Port Curtis at the 1932 Queensland state election. He held it for the next fifteen years only to lose Labor pre-selection before the 1947 Queensland state election. [3]

He held various roles in the parliament including: [1]

He was also a councilor on the Gayndah Town Council. He was also a member of the Royal Historical Society and Royal Geographical Society, and honorary inspector for the Queensland Society for Prevention of Cruelty. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Sitting Labour Member Beaten in Plebiscite". Warwick Daily News (8535). Queensland, Australia. 9 December 1946. p. 6. Retrieved 3 October 2016– via National Library of Australia.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
Frank Butler 		Member for Port Curtis
1932–1947		Succeeded by
Jim Burrows
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