Tom Gilmore Sr.

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Thomas Vernon Gilmore Sr. (7 May 1908 – 14 November 1994) was an Australian politician.

Tom Gilmore
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Leichhardt
In office
10 December 1949 – 28 April 1951
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byHarry Bruce
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Tablelands
In office
3 August 1957 – 1 June 1963
Preceded byHarold Collins
Succeeded byEdwin Wallis-Smith
Personal details
Born
Thomas Vernon Gilmore

(1908-05-07)7 May 1908
Wolfram, Queensland, Australia
Died14 November 1994(1994-11-14) (aged 86)
Queensland, Australia
Political partyCountry Party
SpouseAnne Campbell MacDonald
RelationsTom Gilmore Jr. (son)
OccupationTobacco grower

Born in Wolfram, Queensland, he was educated at state schools before becoming a sugarcane and tobacco grower at Babinda. He served in the military 1942–47.[1]

In 1949, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Country Party member for the new seat of Leichhardt, notionally held by Labor.[2] He was defeated by the Labor candidate in 1951 and, after a stint in the Parliament of Queensland as the member for Tablelands (1957–1963)[3] retired to become a grazier and cattle-breeder.

Gilmore died in 1994 at the age of 86.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Service record — World War 2 Nominal Roll. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
  3. ^ "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by
New seat
Member for Leichhardt
1949–1951
Succeeded by
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Member for Tablelands
1957–1963
Succeeded by