Bill Wedd was born in North Lyell in western Tasmania, and was educated at Linda School in western Tasmania and Moonah State School near Hobart. His parents were John Wedd and Bridget Bedelia Henry.[1]
bill, wedd, william, george, wedd, march, 1909, 1995, australian, politician, member, tasmanian, house, assembly, tasmanian, legislative, council, speaker, tasmanian, house, assembly, from, september, 1949, june, 1950, contents, early, life, political, career,. William George Wedd 17 March 1909 30 May 1995 was an Australian politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly and Tasmanian Legislative Council He was Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 13 September 1949 to 6 June 1950 Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 3 After politics 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editBill Wedd was born in North Lyell in western Tasmania and was educated at Linda School in western Tasmania and Moonah State School near Hobart His parents were John Wedd and Bridget Bedelia Henry 1 Political career editWedd was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council on 2 May 1944 as an independent representing the seat of Buckingham 2 He resigned to successfully contest the Tasmanian House of Assembly seat of Denison 3 He resigned on 24 October 1953 and unsuccessfully contested his old Legislative Council seat in 1956 but returned to successfully contest the Tasmanian House of Assembly seat of Denison on 2 May 1959 4 5 He was defeated at the 1964 Tasmanian House of Assembly election 6 After politics editWedd died after a short illness on 30 May 1995 in Hobart aged 86 References edit Home weddfamily tribalpages com Buckingham Election 1944 Denison 1948 Candidates Denison 1959 Candidates Australian Political Chronicle January June 1956 Australian Journal of Politics and History 2 1 112 1956 Denison 1964 Candidates External links edit Wedd Bill Members of the Parliament of Tasmania Retrieved 24 July 2022 Tasmanian Legislative CouncilPreceded byThomas Murdoch Member for Buckingham1944 1948 Succeeded byJames Connolly Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bill Wedd amp oldid 1103019258, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
