William Scully (Australian politician)
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The Honourable William Scully |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Gwydir |
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In office 8 May 1937 – 10 December 1949 |
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| Preceded by | Aubrey Abbott |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Treloar |
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1 February 1883 Sydney |
| Died | 19 March 1966 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Grace Myrtle Kilbride |
| Children | Jim Scully and two other sons |
| Occupation | Contractor |
William James "Bill" Scully (1 February 1883 – 19 March 1966) was an Australian politician and farmer. Born in Sydney to Thomas James Scully and his wife Sarah Lucy Rutherford, he was educated at a small school near Tamworth. He and his brothers worked as contract labourers, and by the age of 21 Scully was a contractor. In 1912 he became a justice of the peace. He was also involved with the Tamworth Progress Association and the Primary Producers' Union of New South Wales.
In 1903, Scully joined the Tamworth Political Labor League and soon rose to become president. After three unsuccessful attempts to enter the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, in succeeded his brother Patrick in the electorate of Namoi in 1923. At Tamworth in 1925 he married Grace Myrtle Kilbride. Although he agreed with many of the views of New South Wales Premier Jack Lang, Scully remained loyal to the Prime Minister, James Scullin, and to the Australian Labor Party. He lost Namoi in 1932.
Having bred horses for five years, Scully stood in a 1937 by-election for the federal seat of Gwydir, which he won. When Labor won government in 1941, the Prime Minister, John Curtin, appointed him Minister for Commerce, to which was added Agriculture in 1942. He held this position under Curtin, Frank Forde and Ben Chifley, and chaired the Australian Food Council. "The Scully Plan", which aimed to guarantee wheat farmers a minimum price of four shillings per bushel, was introduced in 1942.
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