William Walter Charles Brown (4 December 1920 – 26 June 2001) was an Australian politician who served as a

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for

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from 1969 to 1970 and 1971 to 1978, representing the Labor Party. Born in

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, he was educated at state schools and then at Taylor's College, after which he became an apprentice cabinet-maker. He served in the military from 1941 to 1946, and was an organiser and

n Secretary of the Federated Furnishing Trades Society. In 1961, he served as President of the Melbourne Trades Hall Council, and as President of the Victorian Labor Party 1965–1968. On 19 November 1969, he was appointed to the

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as a Labor Senator for Victoria, filling the

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caused by the death of Sam Cohen. Brown's appointment lasted until the 1970 election, when he was elected in his own right; his new term did not begin until 1 July 1971, however, and Liberal

George Hannan George Conrad Hannan (10 September 19101 May 2009) was an Australian politician who served as a Senator for Victoria from 1956 to 1965 and 1970 to 1974. He was a member of the Liberal Party for all but the last few months of his career, and was ...

served the remainder of Cohen's term. He was defeated in 1977, when he was demoted to third position on the Labor ticket to make room for Gareth Evans.

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Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian Senate for Victoria Members of the Australian Senate Australian cabinetmakers 1920 births 2001 deaths 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Labor-senator-stub