William McCormack
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The Hon Bill McCormack |
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| 22nd Premier of Queensland | |
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In office 22 October 1925 – 21 May 1929 |
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| Preceded by | William Gillies |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Edward Moore |
| Constituency | Cairns |
| Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly | |
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In office 12 July 1915 – 9 September 1919 |
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| Preceded by | William Armstrong |
| Succeeded by | William Lennon |
| Constituency | Cairns |
| 27th Treasurer of Queensland | |
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In office 22 October 1925 – 21 May 1929 |
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| Preceded by | William Gillies |
| Succeeded by | Walter Barnes |
| Constituency | Cairns |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Cairns |
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In office 27 April 1912 – 21 February 1930 |
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| Preceded by | John Mann |
| Succeeded by | John O'Keefe |
| Personal details | |
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William McCormack 27 April 1879 St Lawrence, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 21 November 1947 (aged 68) Annerley, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Toowong Cemetery |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Occupation | Tin miner, Trade union organiser |
William McCormack (27 April 1879 – 21 November 1947), was Premier of Queensland, Australia, from 1925 to 1929.
William McCormack was born in St Lawrence, Queensland.
McCormack entered politics as member for Cairns in the Queensland Legislative Assembly at the election of 1912, a seat he held until his retirement from politics in 1930.
He was a friend of Ted Theodore, an earlier premier, and was involved with him in the Mungana Affair.
McCormack died in Brisbane on 21 November 1947 and was buried at the Toowong Cemetery. His funeral cortage proceeded from his Annerley residence to the cemetery.
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