Tommy Williams (Queensland politician)

Tommy Williams
The Honourable; Tommy Williams; JP
	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; 21 December 1886; Bundamba, Queensland, Australia
Died	17 August 1970 (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]

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]

Government Whip 1932-1947
Secretary for Agriculture and Stock 1942-1946
Secretary for Public Instruction 1946-1947

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

"Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
"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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[qp-1] "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2016.

[bdm-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.