William Haworth

Sir William Crawford Haworth (15 April 1905 – 1 December 1984) was an Australian politician. Born in Melbourne, he was educated at state schools before attending the University of Melbourne and the Victorian College of Pharmacy. He became a pharmaceutical chemist, and served in the military 1940–44. In 1937, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the United Australia Party member for Albert Park; he was the Victorian Minister for Health and Housing in 1945. He was defeated in 1945, but in 1949 was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for the new seat of Isaacs. He held the seat until his retirement in 1969, when he received a knighthood. Haworth died in 1984.[1]


Sir William Haworth
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Isaacs
In office
10 December 1949  29 September 1969
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byDivision abolished
Personal details
Born(1905-04-15)15 April 1905
Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
Died1 December 1984(1984-12-01) (aged 79)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLiberal Party of Australia
Spouse(s)
Winifred Senior
(m. 1929)
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
OccupationPharmaceutical chemist

References

  1. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
Harry Drew
Member for Albert Park
1937–1945
Succeeded by
Frank Crean
Parliament of Australia
New division Member for Isaacs
1949–1969
Division abolished


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.