Bill Morrow (Australian politician)

For the member of the South Australian Legislative Council, see William Morrow (South Australian politician).
Bill Morrow
Senator for Tasmania
In office
1 July 1947  30 June 1953
Personal details
Born 1891
Rockhampton, Queensland
Died 12 July 1980 (aged 8889)
Political party Labor (194753)
Independent (1953)

William "Bill" Morrow (1891 12 July 1980) was an Australian politician. Born in Rockhampton, Queensland, he received a primary education before becoming a railway worker. Having moved to Tasmania, he was Tasmanian Secretary of the Australian Railways Union 1936-1946. In 1946, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Tasmania. He lost his Labor endorsement in 1953 and stood on his own ticket, under the name of "Tasmanian Labor Party". He received 5.1% of the vote but was defeated. Morrow died in 1980.[1]

References

  1. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-24.


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