Bill Morrow | |
Senator for Tasmania | |
Term Start: | 1 July 1947 |
Term End: | 30 June 1953 |
Predecessor: | Richard Darcey |
Birth Date: | 1888 10, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Rockhampton, Colony of Queensland, British Empire |
Death Place: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Nationality: | Australian |
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Children: | 3 |
Parents: | William Morrow Amelia Greenhalgh |
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]