Bill Barry (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian politician
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Place of Birth: Northcote, Victoria, Australia
About Bill Barry (politician)
- William Peter (Bill) Barry (30 June 1899 – 21 December 1972) was a Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the Electoral district of Carlton from July 1932 until April 1955.
- Barry was a member of the Labor Party until March 1955, when he was expelled from the party as part of the Australian Labor Party split of 1955.
- He became, with Les Coleman in the Victorian Legislative Council, joint leader of the Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist), a party that in 1957 became the Democratic Labor Party.Barry was educated at St Brigid's School, North Fitzroy, Victoria and at St George's School, Carlton.
- He was a tobacco worker and union official before entering Parliament, and was considered close to John Wren, the Victorian entrepreneur.
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