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Mr (Bill) William Robert WEILEY (1901 - 1989)

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Date of Birth: 06/04/1901
Place of Birth: Grafton, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 12/09/1989
Place of Death: Grafton, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Member for Clarence 24 Feb 1968 13 Jan 1971 2 years 10 months 21 days
Member for Clarence 01 May 1965 23 Jan 1968 2 years 8 months 24 days
Member for Clarence 03 Mar 1962 31 Mar 1965 3 years 29 days
Member for Clarence 20 Feb 1959 05 Feb 1962 2 years 11 months 17 days
Member for Clarence 03 Mar 1956 16 Feb 1959 2 years 11 months 14 days
Member for Clarence 26 Mar 1955 06 Feb 1956 10 months 12 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 26 Mar 1955 13 Jan 1971 15 years 9 months 19 days
Political Party Activity
Independent. Later joined the Country Party.
Community Activity
Commissioned as a Justice of the Peace.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Commercial traveller, radio announcer and hotel manager. Educated at Grafton High School and became a commercial traveller, radio announcer and hotel manager. Chairman of Grafton and South Grafton Water Board; member of Hospitals Commission; Grafton Hospital committee, and Grafton Fire Brigade; secretary of Grafton Chamber of Commerce; president of Pensioners' Welfare Council; president of Prisoners' Aid Society; director of Grafton Benevolent Home; secretary of Volunteer Flood Rescue Water Brigade; held office in numerous sporting and musical associations; Rotarian.
Military Service
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Alderman Grafton City Council 4.12.1937-2.12.1953, Mayor 1950-1952
Personal
Son of William James Weiley and his wife Sarah McFarlane. Married Alma Braithwaite on 21 June 1925 and they had 4 daughters and 2 sons.
Additional Information

The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands.