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Bill Newton (politician)

Bill Newton (politician)

Australian politician

Lyell Edward "Bill" Newton (29 July 1935 – 2 August 2015) was an Australian politician. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1][2]

Quick Facts Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Caboolture, Preceded by ...

Early life

Newton was born in Brisbane to Edward Charles Newton and Lily Alice, née Zanow.[2] He attended state school at Morayfield before becoming a fruit farmer and grazier in Rocksberg.

Politics

Newton was a member of the National Party, and served as Chairman of the Caboolture branch from 1963 to 1983. In that year he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for Caboolture; at the following election in 1986 he transferred to Glass House, but in 1989 he was defeated.[1]

Later life

Newton died on 2 August 2015 at Caboolture.[1][2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  2. [2]
    Powell, Andrew (17 September 2015). "Motion of Condolence: Newton, Mr LE" (PDF). Andrew Powell. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
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