William Dawnay-Mould

The Honourable William Dawnay-Mould
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Dandenong
In office 8 November 1947 – 5 December 1952
Preceded by	Frank Field
Succeeded by	Les Coates
Personal details
Born	William Roy Dawnay-Mould 2 November 1901 Hither Green, England
Died	5 March 1985 (aged 83) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Citizenship	Australian
Nationality	British
Political party	Liberal Party Liberal and Country Party
Other political affiliations	Victorian Liberal Party
Spouse(s)	Constance Stevens (m. 1925)
Children	Two daughters
Education	St Dunstan's College
Occupation	Real estate agent

William Roy Dawnay-Mould (2 November 1901 – 5 March 1985) was an English-born Australian politician.

Dawnay-Mould was born in Hither Green, Kent, and was educated privately and at St Dunstan's College. Whilst in England, he was a member of the Conservative Party.^[1]

In 1921, he emigrated to Melbourne, Australia and became a real estate agent and auctioneer. From 1946 to 1948, he served as a councillor on Sandringham City Council.^[1]

At the 1947 Victorian state election, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly, representing the Liberal Party, which became the Liberal and Country Party in 1949. In 1952, Dawnay-Mould supported former LCP leader Thomas Hollway and was a member of the "seventy-hour ministry" formed by Hollway in October 1952 as Minister for Health, Minister for Mines and Minister-in-Charge of Housing and Materials. The Governor of Victoria dismissed Hollway's government and called an election at which Dawnay-Mould was defeated.^[1] He unsuccessfully contested the by-election for Malvern in August 1953, and was expelled from the Liberal and Country Party for contesting the by-election as a Hollway Liberal.^[2][3]

References

1. William Roy Dawnay-Mould, Re-Member (Parliament of Victoria).
2. "Hollway Man to Fight Again.". The Age (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 18 July 1953. p. 3. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
3. "LIBERALS EXPELLED.". Maryborough Chronicle (Qld. : 1947 - 1954) (Qld.: National Library of Australia). 14 August 1953. p. 1. Retrieved 16 December 2015.