William James Large (28 March 1878 – 2 March 1964) was an English-born Australian politician. Born in Kent, he was educated at St Botolph's School in Northfield before migrating to Australia as a young man. He became a public servant with the New South Wales Department of Labour and an official of the Amalgamated Engineering Union, as well as an importer and company director. In 1940, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for New South Wales. He held the seat until his defeat in 1951.[1][2]
william, large, william, james, large, march, 1878, march, 1964, english, born, australian, politician, born, kent, educated, botolph, school, northfield, before, migrating, australia, young, became, public, servant, with, south, wales, department, labour, off. William James Large 28 March 1878 2 March 1964 was an English born Australian politician Born in Kent he was educated at St Botolph s School in Northfield before migrating to Australia as a young man He became a public servant with the New South Wales Department of Labour and an official of the Amalgamated Engineering Union as well as an importer and company director In 1940 he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for New South Wales He held the seat until his defeat in 1951 1 2 William LargeSenator for New South WalesIn office 1 July 1941 19 March 1951Personal detailsBorn 1878 03 28 28 March 1878Northfleet Kent EnglandDied2 March 1964 1964 03 02 aged 85 Blakehurst New South Wales AustraliaNationalityEnglish AustralianPolitical partyAustralian Labor PartyOccupationPublic servant unionist Large died in 1964 aged 85 1 Senator Large left with other members of the Parliamentary War Expenditure Committee visits No 20 Squadron RAAF Darwin 16 October 1944References edit a b Hagan Jim 2004 LARGE William James 1878 1964 The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate Retrieved 3 January 2023 Carr Adam 2008 Australian Election Archive Psephos Adam Carr s Election Archive Retrieved 10 November 2008 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to William Large nbsp This article about an Australian Labor Party member of the Senate is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Large amp oldid 1135258427, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
