Bill_Towers_(politician)

Bill Towers (politician)

Bill Towers (politician)

Australian politician


William John Towers, MM (25 March 1892 – 18 March 1962) was an Australian politician.

Quick Facts Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Collingwood, Preceded by ...

He was born in Collingwood to labourer John Towers and Ellen Heath. He served in the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War, seeing action at Gallipoli and in France, where he was awarded the Military Medal. On 2 July 1919 he married May Josephine Cunneen, with whom he had two children. He joined the Labor Party in 1927 and was a member of Collingwood City Council from 1930 to 1931 and from 1937 to 1952, serving twice as mayor (1939–40, 1943–45). In 1947 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Collingwood. He transferred to Richmond in 1958 and served until his death at Fitzroy in 1962.[1]


References

  1. Parliament of Victoria (2001). "Towers, William John". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
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