William Edward Thomas (7 April 1869 – 11 July 1924) was an Australian politician. He was born in

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to stonemason William Thomas and Grace Bossence. He worked with his father before becoming an engine driver at the

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mines. On 12 September 1890 he married Eliza Tassicker, with whom he had four children. He returned to Portland around 1906, and became a farmer at Heywood. In 1920 he was elected to the

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as the

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member for Glenelg. He was re-elected in 1924 but died in Heywood later that year; the by-election to replace him was won by his son-in-law, Ernie Bond.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, William 1869 births 1924 deaths Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Colony of Victoria people