Bill Robinson (Australian politician)

Bill Robinson
Senator for Western Australia
In office
30 September 1952 – 8 May 1953
Personal details
Born 4 October 1907(1907-10-04)
Hertfordshire, England
Died 21 January 1981(1981-01-21) (aged 70)
Nationality Australian
Political party Australian Country Party
Occupation Farmer

William Charles "Bill" Robinson (4 October 1907 – 21 January 1981) was an English-born Australian politician. Born in Hertfordshire, he migrated to Australia as a child and was educated at state schools in Western Australia. He became a farmer in the Williams District. He served in the military 1942-1945. In 1952, he was appointed to the Australian Senate as a Country Party Senator for Western Australia, filling the casual vacancy caused by the death of Senator Edmund Piesse. He contested the 1953 election but was defeated. Robinson died in 1981.[1]

References

  1. ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia. Retrieved 2008-11-19.