William Arthur (Australian politician)

Sir William Arthur
Member of the Australian Parliament for Barton
In office 26 November 1966 – 25 October 1969
Preceded by	Leonard Reynolds
Succeeded by	Leonard Reynolds
Personal details
Born	16 April 1918(1918-04-16) Sydney, New South Wales
Died	21 May 1997(1997-05-21) (aged 79)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Occupation	Journalist
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1941–1946
Rank	Lieutenant
Unit	103 Convalescent Depot

Sir William Tevlin Arthur (16 April 1918 – 21 May 1997) was an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he attended state schools and was on military service from 1941 to 1946.^[1] Subsequently he was a journalist, scriptwriter and research officer.^[2] He first contested the Australian House of Representatives seat of Barton in 1954, but was unsuccessful. However, in 1966 he defeated Labor member Leonard Reynolds and was elected for the Liberal Party. He held the seat until 1969 when he was defeated by Reynolds, whereupon he became a consultant.^[2] He died in 1997.

References

^ World War II Nominal Roll
^ ^a ^b Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia. Retrieved 2008-07-05.

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Leonard Reynolds	Member for Barton 1966 – 1969	Succeeded by Leonard Reynolds

Persondata
Name	Arthur, William Tevlin
Alternative names
Short description	Australian politician
Date of birth	16 April 1918
Place of birth	Sydney, New South Wales
Date of death	21 May 1997
Place of death