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William Brand

William Brand

Australian politician

This article is about the Australian politician. For the 19th-century New York politician, see William H. Brand. For Other People, see William Brand (disambiguation).

Sir William Alfred Brand, CBE (22 August 1888 – 26 October 1979)[1] was an Australian politician. Born in Childers, Queensland,[2] he was educated at Apple Tree Creek State School[2] before becoming a sugarcane grower.[2] He became president of the Australian Sugar Growers Association in 1943.[2]

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In 1920, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the Country Party member for Burrum, transferring to Isis in 1932.[1] He was Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 1944 to 1947.[2] He retired from the Assembly in 1950, but in 1954 was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Country Party member for Wide Bay, which he held until his retirement in 1958.[3] Brand was knighted in 1965.[1]

Brand died in 1979 and was buried in Apple Tree Creek Cemetery.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  2. [2]
    Brand, Sir William Alfred (1888–1979) — Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  3. [3]
    Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 26 July 2008.
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