William Long (Australian politician)

William Long
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Lang
In office
17 November 1928 – 19 December 1931
Preceded by Elliot Johnson
Succeeded by Dick Dein
Personal details
Born (1885-06-18)18 June 1885
Newcastle, New South Wales
Died 3 March 1957(1957-03-03) (aged 71)
Nationality Australian
Political party Australian Labor Party
Occupation Boilermaker

William John Long (18 June 1885 – 3 March 1957) was an Australian politician.

Born in Newcastle, New South Wales, he received a primary education before becoming a boilermaker at the Eveleigh Railway Workshops for fifteen years.[1][2] He was the unsuccessful Labor candidate for Botany at the 1925 state election and for Nepean at the 1927 state election.[3][4]

He was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Lang at the 1928 federal election, defeating long-serving Nationalist MP and Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives Elliot Johnson. Long held the seat until his own defeat in 1931. He died in 1957.[5]

He made a final bid for public office at the 1944 state election, when he unsuccessfully contested the Parramatta as an independent.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Boilermaker Replaces Former Speaker". The Advocate. Tasmania. 20 November 1928. p. 3. Retrieved 21 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. 1 2 "Advertising". The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers' Advocate (3724). New South Wales. 17 May 1944. p. 8. Retrieved 21 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "READY TO SERVE". The Sun (5276) (FINAL EXTRA ed.). Sydney. 5 October 1927. p. 13. Retrieved 21 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "GOOD SPORTS". Nepean Times. 44 (4421). New South Wales. 22 October 1927. p. 5. Retrieved 21 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by
Elliot Johnson		 Member for Lang
1928 – 1931		 Succeeded by
Dick Dein


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