Bill Towers (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian politician
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Place of Birth: Collingwood, Victoria, Australia
About Bill Towers (politician)
- William John "Bill" Towers, MM (25 March 1892 – 18 March 1962) was an Australian politician. He was born in Collingwood to labourer John Towers and Ellen Heath.
- He served in the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War, seeing action at Gallipoli and in France, where he was awarded the Military Medal.
- On 2 July 1919 he married May Josephine Cunneen, with whom he had two children.
- He joined the Labor Party in 1927 and was a member of Collingwood City Council from 1930 to 1931 and from 1937 to 1952, serving twice as mayor (1939–40, 1943–45).
- In 1947 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Collingwood.
- He transferred to Richmond in 1958 and served until his death at Fitzroy in 1962.
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