William Wilson Killen

William Killen
Member of the Australian Parliament for Riverina
In office 16 December 1922 – 27 November 1931
Preceded by	John Chanter
Succeeded by	Horace Nock
Personal details
Born	1860 Ireland
Died	20 February 1939 (aged 78–79)
Nationality	Irish Australian
Political party	Australian Country Party
Occupation	Farmer

William Wilson Killen (1860 – 20 February 1939) was an Australian politician. Born and educated in Ireland, he migrated to Australian in 1876 and became a farm worker and eventually a farmer at Corowa. From 1920-22 he was the President of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, and in 1922 he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as a member of the Country Party, defeating Nationalist MP John Chanter for the seat of Riverina. Killen held Riverina until his retirement in 1931, after which he returned to farming. He died in 1939.

Killen's grandson, David Leitch, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1973 to 1978.

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