Bill Morrow

Australian politician, Senator for Tasmania (1888–1980) Date Of Birth : 1888-10-22T00:00:00Z Date Of Death : 1980-07-12T00:00:00Z

William Morrow (22 October 1888 – 12 July 1980) was an Australian politician. Born in Rockhampton, Queensland, he received a primary education before becoming a railway worker. Having moved to Tasmania, he was Tasmanian Secretary of the Australian Railways Union 1936–1946. In 1946, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Tasmania. He lost his Labor endorsement in 1953 and stood on his own ticket, under the name of “Tasmanian Labor Party”. He was defeated, receiving 5.1% of the vote. He was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize in 1961. Morrow died in 1980.

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