Bill Morrow (Australian politician)

For the member of the South Australian Legislative Council, see William Morrow (South Australian politician).

William Morrow (22 October 1888 – 12 July 1980)^[1] was an Australian politician. Born in Rockhampton, Queensland, he received a primary education before becoming a railway worker. Having moved to Tasmania, he was Tasmanian Secretary of the Australian Railways Union 1936–1946. In 1946, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Tasmania. He lost his Labor endorsement in 1953 and stood on his own ticket, under the name of "Tasmanian Labor Party". He was defeated, receiving 5.1% of the vote. He was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize in 1961.^[2] Morrow died in 1980.^[3]

Bill Morrow
Senator for Tasmania
In office 1 July 1947 – 30 June 1953
Preceded by	Richard Darcey
Personal details
Born	(1888-10-22)22 October 1888 Rockhampton, Colony of Queensland, British Empire
Died	12 July 1980(1980-07-12) (aged 91) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Labor (until 1953) Tasmanian Labor (1953)
Spouse	Katherine Victoria Scateni ​ ​ (m. 1910)​
Children	3
Parent(s)	William Morrow Amelia Greenhalgh
Occupation	Railway worker Politician
Awards	Lenin Peace Prize (1961)

References

1. "MORROW, William (1888–1980) Senator for Tasmania, 1947–53 (Australian Labor Party)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1917&dat=19610501&id=-DIjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GIoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2463,44084
3. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2008.