Thomas Vernon Gilmore Sr. (7 May 1908 – 14 November 1994) was an Australian politician.
Tom Gilmore | |
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Member of the Australian Parliament for Leichhardt | |
In office 10 December 1949 – 28 April 1951 | |
Preceded by | New seat |
Succeeded by | Harry Bruce |
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Tablelands | |
In office 3 August 1957 – 1 June 1963 | |
Preceded by | Harold Collins |
Succeeded by | Edwin Wallis-Smith |
Personal details | |
Born | Thomas Vernon Gilmore 7 May 1908 Wolfram, Queensland, Australia |
Died | 14 November 1994 Queensland, Australia | (aged 86)
Political party | Country Party |
Spouse | Anne Campbell MacDonald |
Relations | Tom Gilmore Jr. (son) |
Occupation | Tobacco grower |
Born in Wolfram, Queensland, he was educated at state schools before becoming a sugarcane and tobacco grower at Babinda. He served in the military 1942–47.[1]
In 1949, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Country Party member for the new seat of Leichhardt, notionally held by Labor.[2] He was defeated by the Labor candidate in 1951 and, after a stint in the Parliament of Queensland as the member for Tablelands (1957–1963)[3] retired to become a grazier and cattle-breeder.
Gilmore died in 1994 at the age of 86.[2]
References
edit- ^ Service record — World War 2 Nominal Roll. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ a b Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
- ^ "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.