William John (Jack) Copley (23 September 1906 in

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– 21 April 1975 in

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, Queensland) was an Australian

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activist and

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. Copley was the Labor member of the Queensland state Parliament for the

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from 1932 to 1938.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Copley, William 1906 births 1975 deaths 20th-century Australian politicians Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland