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Bill Towers (politician)

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Bill Towers
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
for Collingwood
In office
20 September 1947 – 30 May 1958
Preceded byTom Tunnecliffe
Succeeded byDivision abolished
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
for Richmond
In office
31 May 1958 – 18 March 1962
Preceded byFrank Scully
Succeeded byClyde Holding
Personal details
Born(1892-03-25)25 March 1892
Collingwood, Victoria
Died18 March 1962(1962-03-18) (aged 69)
Fitzroy, Victoria
Political partyLabor Party
Military service
AllegianceAustralia
Branch/serviceAustralian Imperial Force
Years of service1914–1919
RankPrivate
Unit59th Battalion
Battles/warsFirst World War
AwardsMilitary Medal

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

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

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  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.
Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member for Collingwood
1947–1958
Abolished
Preceded by Member for Richmond
1958–1962
Succeeded by