William Long (Australian politician)
Australian politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Australian politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William John Long (18 June 1885 – 3 March 1957) was an Australian politician.
William Long | |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Lang | |
| In office 17 November 1928 – 19 December 1931 | |
| Preceded by | Elliot Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Dick Dein |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 June 1885 Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Died | 3 March 1957 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Occupation | Boilermaker |
Born in Newcastle, New South Wales, he received a primary education before becoming a boilermaker at the Eveleigh Railway Workshops for fifteen years and a member of the Federated Boilermakers Society.[1][2][3] He was the unsuccessful Labor candidate for Botany at the 1925 state election and for Nepean at the 1927 state election.[4][5]
He was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Lang at the 1928 federal election, defeating long-serving Nationalist MP and Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives Elliot Johnson. Long held the seat until his own defeat in 1931.[6]
He made a final bid for public office at the 1944 state election, when he unsuccessfully contested the Parramatta as an independent.[2] He died in 1957.[6]
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