Lyell Edward "Bill" Newton (29 July 1935 – 2 August 2015) was an Australian politician. He was a Member of the

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Early life

Newton was born in

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to Edward Charles Newton and Lily Alice, ''née'' Zanow. He attended state school at

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before becoming a fruit farmer and grazier in Rocksberg.

Politics

Newton was a member of the National Party, and served as Chairman of the

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branch from 1963 to 1983. In that year he was elected to the

as the member for

; at the following election in 1986 he transferred to

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, but in 1989 he was defeated.

Later life

Newton died on 2 August 2015 at Caboolture.

References

1934 births 2015 deaths National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Queensland Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly {{Australia-National-politician-stub