Bill Hewitt (politician)
| Bill Hewitt | |
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| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Chatsworth |
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In office 28 May 1966 – 12 November 1977 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Hiley |
| Succeeded by | Terry Mackenroth |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Greenslopes |
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In office 12 November 1977 – 22 October 1983 |
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| Preceded by | Keith Hooper |
| Succeeded by | Leisha Harvey |
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William Douglas Hewitt 31 October 1930 Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 23 November 2016 (aged 86) Queensland |
| Resting place | Mount Thompson crematorium |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse(s) | Shirley Joan Clark (m.1956) |
| Occupation | Business manager |
| Religion | Methodist |
William "Bill" Douglas Hewitt (31 October 1930 – 23 November 2016) was an Australian politician. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
Bill Hewitt did not have a happy childhood. His father was a World War I veteran who often told his children how he had seen 6,000 men killed in a day, which Bill said made him a "rather serious child". After completing primary school, he initially worked in Carricks Furniture Factory which he hoped would lead to an apprenticeship (but didn't). Later he worked as an office boy at Castlemaine Perkins and the company paid for him to study accounting at night school, eventually becoming an office manager and a business manager.
Hewitt joined the Liberal Party in 1950, becoming president of the Queensland Young Liberals.
He contested the newly seat of Belmont in the 1960 Queensland state election but was beaten by Labor's Fred Newton. He served as the campaign manager for Jim Killen who narrowly retained his federal seat of Moreton in the 1961 Australian federal election, enabling Robert Menzies' Liberal government to be re-elected with a majority of only two.
Hewitt was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 28 May 1966 to 22 October 1983, representing the electorate of Chatsworth from 28 May 1966 to 12 November 1977 and Greenslopes from 12 November 1977 to 22 October 1983, when he was defeated by Leisha Harvey at the 1983 election.
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