William McCormack
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| The Hon Bill McCormack |
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| 22nd Premier of Queensland | |
| In office 22 October 1925 – 21 May 1929 |
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| Preceded by | William Gillies |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Edward Moore |
| Constituency | Cairns |
| Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 12 July 1915 – 9 September 1919 |
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| Preceded by | William Armstrong |
| Succeeded by | William Lennon |
| Constituency | Cairns |
| 27th Treasurer of Queensland | |
| In office 22 October 1925 – 21 May 1929 |
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| Preceded by | William Gillies |
| Succeeded by | Walter Barnes |
| Constituency | Cairns |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Cairns |
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| In office 27 April 1912 – 21 February 1930 |
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| Preceded by | John Mann |
| Succeeded by | John O'Keefe |
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| Born | William McCormack 27 April 1879 St Lawrence, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Annerley, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Toowong Cemetery |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Unmarried |
| Occupation | Tin miner, Trade union organiser |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
William McCormack (27 April 1879 – 21 November 1947),[1] was Premier of Queensland, Australia, from 1925 to 1929.[2]
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Early life
William McCormack was born in St Lawrence, Queensland.[2]
Politics
McCormack entered politics as member for Cairns in the Queensland Legislative Assembly at the election of 1912, a seat he held until his retirement from politics in 1930.[2]
He was a friend of Ted Theodore, an earlier premier, and was involved with him in the Mungana Affair.[1]
Later life
William McCormack's headstone at Brisbane's Toowong Cemetery.
McCormack died in Brisbane on 21 November 1947 with his funeral proceeding from his Annerley residence to the Toowong Cemetery.[2][3][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 McCormack, William (1879–1947) – Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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- ↑ McCormack William — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
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| Parliament of Queensland | ||
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| Preceded by | Member for Cairns 1912–1930 |
Succeeded by John O'Keefe |
| Preceded by | Speaker of the Legislative Assembly 1915–1919 |
Succeeded by William Lennon |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Deputy Premier of Queensland 1925 |
Succeeded by William Forgan Smith |
| Treasurer of Queensland 1925–1929 |
Succeeded by Walter Barnes |
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| Premier of Queensland 1925–1929 |
Succeeded by A.E. Moore |
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| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Leader of the Labor Party in Queensland 1925-1929 |
Succeeded by William Forgan Smith |
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- Burials at Toowong Cemetery
- Deputy Premiers of Queensland
- Speakers of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
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