Bill Baxter (Queensland politician)

William Edward Baxter (1907–1978) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Bill Baxter
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Norman
In office 7 March 1953 – 28 May 1960
Preceded by	Louis Luckins
Succeeded by	Fred Bromley
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Hawthorne
In office 28 May 1960 – 28 May 1966
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Bill Kaus
Personal details
Born	William Edward Baxter 29 May 1907 Chinchilla, Queensland
Died	5 July 1978 (aged 71) Brisbane, Queensland
Resting place	Balmoral Cemetery
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Labor
Spouse(s)	May Reardon
Occupation	Clerk, Labourer, Cleaner, Fireman

Early life

William Edward Baxter was born on 29 May 1907 in Chinchilla, Queensland, the son of Catherine Baxter. He attended Chinchilla State School. He married May Reardon on 29 Sep 1929; the couple had 2 daughters. He worked for Queensland Railways as a cleaner and clerk.[1][2]

Politics

At the 1953 state election, Baxter successfully contested the electoral district of Norman as a candidate of the Labor and entered the Queensland Legislative Assembly. He held the seat in the 1956 and 1957 elections.[3]

At the 1960 election, he successfully contested the neighbouring seat of Hawthorne, which he retained in 1963. He was not pre-selected as the ALP candidate for the 1966 election (Thomas Burton, assistant secretary of the Printing Employees Union was chosen) so he contested as an independent Labor candidate, for which he was expelled from the ALP.[1][4] However, on election day (28 May 1966), he lost to Liberal candidate, Bill Kaus.[3][5]

Later life

Baxter died on 5 July 1978 in Brisbane.[1] He was buried at Balmoral Cemetery, Brisbane on 7 July 1978.[6]

See also

• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1953–1956; 1956–1957; 1957–1960; 1960–1963; 1963–1966

References

1. "Baxter, Mr William Edward (Bill)". Re-Member Database. Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
2. "NEW COMERS TO HOUSE". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 9 March 1953. p. 5. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
3. "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
4. "IN QUEENSLAND THIS WEEK Election campaign starts stormily". The Canberra Times. National Library of Australia. 5 May 1966. p. 2. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
5. "In Queensland this week Aftermaths of an election". The Canberra Times. National Library of Australia. 2 June 1966. p. 2. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
6. "Baxter, William Edward". Grave Location Search. Brisbane City Council. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.