William Thomas (Australian politician)

William Edward Thomas (7 April 1869 11 July 1924) was an Australian politician.

He was born in Portland to stonemason William Thomas and Grace Bossence. He worked with his father before becoming an engine driver at the Broken Hill mines. On 12 September 1890 he married Eliza Tassicker, with whom he had four children. He returned to Portland around 1906, and became a farmer at Heywood. In 1920 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Labor member for Glenelg. He was re-elected in 1924 but died in Heywood later that year; the by-election to replace him was won by his son-in-law, Ernie Bond.[1]

References

  1. Parliament of Victoria (2001). "Thomas, William Edward". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
Hugh Campbell
Member for Glenelg
19201924
Succeeded by
Ernie Bond
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