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William Thompson
Politician
1863 – 1953
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Who was William Thompson?
William George Thompson was an Irish-born Australian politician. He migrated to Australia as a child and was educated at state schools in Rockhampton in Queensland. He became a shop worker, a business owner and a colliery owner. He served in the military 1899-1901 and 1910–1917, and also sat on Rockhampton Council. In 1922, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Nationalist Senator for Queensland. He was defeated in 1931. Thompson died in 1953.
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