William Hamline Glasson (23 February 1925 – 20 March 2012) was an Australian politician. Glasson was born in

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to Rupert Hamline Glasson and Melda Olive, ''née'' Lane. He attended correspondence and state schools and then Church of England Grammar School in

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. He served in the

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from 1943 to 1945 and on his return became a grazier. On 18 August 1949, he married Shirley Margaret Lockhart, with whom he had four children. A member of the Country Party, he was elected to

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in 1955, serving until 1957. In 1974 he was elected to the

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as the member for Gregory. He joined the front bench in 1980 as Minister for Lands and Forestry. He served throughout the 1980s but in 1989 lost the position after

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became

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, since Glasson was a loyal supporter of Mike Ahern. As a result, he resigned from Parliament on 30 November 1989, two days before the state election. Glasson died in

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in 2012 and was buried in

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. One of Glasson's sons,

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, was President of the

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from 2003 to 2005. He unsuccessfully contested the federal electorate of

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in 2013 and 2014.

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