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Bill Gunn (Queensland politician, born 1895)

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Bill Gunn
William Morrison Gunn – In military uniform 1914
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Wynnum
In office
15 April 1944 – 28 May 1966
Preceded byBill Dart
Succeeded byEdward Harris
Personal details
Born
William Morrison Gunn

(1895-04-19)19 April 1895
Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Died9 April 1970(1970-04-09) (aged 74)
Manly, Queensland, Australia
Political partyLabor
SpouseEdith Annie Curtis (m. 1921; d. 1971)
OccupationGrocer

William Morrison Gunn (19 April 1895 – 9 April 1970) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Biography

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Gunn was born at Mackay, Queensland, the son of the William Gunn and his wife Mary (née McLeod). He was educated at Brisbane, Gympie, and Laidley before joining the 1st AIF at the start of World War I. He was stationed with the 2nd Light Horse Brigade and saw action in Gallipoli and Palestine and in April 1917 promoted to sergeant.[1]

In the same month as his promotion, Gunn was shot in the head and left elbow by opposing forces near Gaza. He was found to have a fractured skull and was put on the dangerously ill list. He was deemed unfit for fighting and returned home in May 1917. After his return he was a grocer at Wynnum.[1]

On 29 October 1921 Gunn married Edith Annie Curtis[1] (died 1971)[2] and together had a son and a daughter.[1] He died at Manly in April 1970.[1]

Public life

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At the 1944 Queensland state election, Gunn, for the Labor Party, won the seat of Wynnum, defeating the sitting member, Bill Dart.[3] He held Wynnum for 22 years before retiring at the 1966 Queensland state election,

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  2. ^ Edith Annie Gunn ( – 1971) — Heaven Address. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  3. ^ "HOW STATE VOTED FOR NEW PARLIAMENT". The Courier-mail. No. 3310. Queensland, Australia. 17 April 1944. p. 4. Retrieved 30 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
Preceded by Member for Wynnum
1944–1966
Succeeded by