词条 | William Moncur |
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William Anderson Moncur (14 July 1886 – 20 November 1962) was an Australian politician. He was born in Thoona to schoolteacher Alexander Moncur and Margaret Ann Snow. He attended state schools and then University High School, becoming a schoolteacher. He taught across regional Victoria until 1914; he then served with the 6th Battalion during World War I. On 12 October 1918 he married Laura Dorothea Savige, with whom he had two sons. On his return he resumed teaching and also acquired a farm at Thorpdale. In 1927 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Walhalla, representing the Country Party. In 1940 he unsuccessfully challenged Albert Dunstan for the party leadership.[1] His seat was abolished in 1945 and he was defeated contesting Gippsland North. Moncur served on Narracan Shire Council from 1936 to 1945. He died at Traralgon in 1962.[2] References1. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204414864 |title=Mr. DUNSTAN LEADER. |newspaper=The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954) |location=Melbourne, Vic. |date=29 March 1940 |accessdate=3 January 2016 |page=8 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} {{s-start}}{{s-par|au-vic-la}}{{s-bef|before=Samuel Barnes}}{{s-ttl|title=Member for Walhalla | years=1927–1945}}{{s-non|reason=Abolished}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Moncur, William}}2. ^{{cite web | last = Parliament of Victoria | first = | authorlink = Parliament of Victoria | coauthors = | title = Moncur, William Anderson | work = re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851 | publisher = Parliament of Victoria | date = 2001 | url = http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/bioregfull.cfm?mid=1336 | format = | doi = | accessdate = 3 January 2016}} 5 : 1886 births|1962 deaths|National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria|Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly|20th-century Australian politicians |
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