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Mr William John Patrick MCCARTHY (1923 - 1987)

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Date of Birth: 22/05/1923
Place of Birth: Australia
Date of Death: 25/04/1987
Place of Death: Australia
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Member for Northern Tablelands 24 Mar 1984 22 Apr 1987 3 years 30 days
Member for Northern Tablelands 19 Sep 1981 05 Mar 1984 2 years 5 months 16 days
Member for Armidale 07 Oct 1978 28 Aug 1981 2 years 10 months 22 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 07 Oct 1978 22 Apr 1987 8 years 6 months 16 days
Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP).
Community Activity
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Grazier since 1959. Field Officer, 1970 - 1978, Community Development and Extension Division, Department. Recreational interests include golf, bowls and gardening.
Military Service
Royal Australian Air Force - Flying Officer
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of P. McCarthy. Married Thelma on 8 March 1945 and they had 2 daughters and 1 son.
Additional Information
Ken Turner and Michael Hogan (editors), The Worldly Art of Politics, Sydney, Federation Press, 2006 (Chapter 6: "A tale of two independents" [Bill McCarthy and Richard Torbay], by Frank Bongiorno, page 55)

The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands.