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Walter John Torley Davis

Walter John Torley Davis

Surname: DAVIS

Given Names:Walter John Torley

Title and Honours:Mr

Qualifications:

Date and Place of Birth: 18 October 1915 - Moonee Ponds, Victoria

Date of Death:7 October 1971 - Hobart, Tasmania

 

 

Legislative Council: 2 May 1953

Electorate: West Devon

Party: Independent

Positions Held: President 1968-71

Date of Departure:7 October 1971

Reason for Departure: Died in office.

Comments:

House of Assembly Long Room Picture:515

House of Assembly Long Room Picture Number indicates each Member's position in the photographic record.

Source: Parliament of Tasmania Members Biographical Database, Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.

Additional Reference Material:

A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics, 1890-1964 [by] Colin A. Hughes and B. D. Graham. Canberra, ANU Press, 1968. Biographical Register of the Tasmanian Parliament, 1851-1960 / Scott Bennett and Barbara Bennett. Canberra : ANU, 1980.