Tom Gilmore, Sr.

Tom Gilmore
Member of the Australian Parliament for Leichhardt
In office 10 December 1949 – 28 April 1951
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Harry Bruce
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Tablelands
In office 3 August 1957 – 1 June 1963
Preceded by	Harold Collins
Succeeded by	Edwin Wallis-Smith
Personal details
Born	Thomas Vernon Gilmore 7 May 1908 Wolfram, Queensland, Australia
Died	14 November 1994 (aged 86) Queensland, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Country Party
Spouse(s)	Anne Campbell MacDonald
Relations	Tom Gilmore Jr. (son)
Occupation	Tobacco grower
Religion	Church of England

Thomas Vernon "Tom" Gilmore (7 May 1908 – 14 November 1994) was an Australian politician.

Born in Wolfram, Queensland, he was educated at state schools before becoming a sugarcane and tobacco grower at Babinda. He served in the military 1942–47.^[1]

In 1949, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Country Party member for the new seat of Leichhardt, notionally held by Labor.^[2] He was defeated by the Labor candidate in 1951 and, after a stint in the Parliament of Queensland as the member for Tablelands (1957–1963)^[3] retired to become a grazier and cattle-breeder.

Gilmore died in 1994 at the age of 86.^[2]

References

1. Service record — World War 2 Nominal Roll. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
2. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
3. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.