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William John Towers, MM (25 March 1892 – 18 March 1962) was an Australian politician. He was born in Collingwood to labourer John Towers and Ellen Heath. He served in the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War, seeing action at Gallipoli and in France, where he was awarded the Military Medal. On 2 July 1919 he married May Josephine Cunneen, with whom he had two children. He joined the Labor Party in 1927 and was a member of Collingwood City Council from 1930 to 1931 and from 1937 to 1952, serving twice as mayor (1939–40, 1943–45). In 1947 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Collingwood. He transferred to Richmond in 1958 and served until his death at Fitzroy in 1962.

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rdfs:comment	William John Towers, MM (25 March 1892 – 18 March 1962) was an Australian politician. He was born in Collingwood to labourer John Towers and Ellen Heath. He served in the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War, seeing action at Gallipoli and in France, where he was awarded the Military Medal. On 2 July 1919 he married May Josephine Cunneen, with whom he had two children. He joined the Labor Party in 1927 and was a member of Collingwood City Council from 1930 to 1931 and from 1937 to 1952, serving twice as mayor (1939–40, 1943–45). In 1947 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Collingwood. He transferred to Richmond in 1958 and served until his death at Fitzroy in 1962. (en)
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birth place	Collingwood, Victoria
birth date	1892-03-25 (xsd:date)
dcterms:subject	1892 births 1962 deaths Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria 20th-century Australian politicians Australian Army soldiers Australian military personnel of World War I Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Australian recipients of the Military Medal
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Private (rank) Electoral district of Collingwood Electoral district of Richmond (Victoria) Victorian Legislative Assembly Collingwood, Victoria Clyde Holding Frank Scully (politician) Gallipoli Campaign Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) 59th Battalion (Australia) 1892 births 1962 deaths Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria Tom Tunnecliffe First Australian Imperial Force First World War Fitzroy, Victoria 20th-century Australian politicians Australian Army soldiers Australian military personnel of World War I Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Australian recipients of the Military Medal City of Collingwood Military Medal
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assembly	Victorian Legislative (en)
allegiance	Australia (en)
battles	First World War
birth date	1892-03-25 (xsd:date)
branch	First Australian Imperial Force
death date	1962-03-18 (xsd:date)
party	Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)
predecessor	Frank Scully (politician) Tom Tunnecliffe
rank	Private (rank)
successor	Clyde Holding Division abolished (en)
term end	1958-05-30 (xsd:date) 1962-03-18 (xsd:date)
term start	1947-09-20 (xsd:date) 1958-05-31 (xsd:date)
title	(en) Member for Collingwood (en) Member for Richmond (en)
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has abstract	William John Towers, MM (25 March 1892 – 18 March 1962) was an Australian politician. He was born in Collingwood to labourer John Towers and Ellen Heath. He served in the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War, seeing action at Gallipoli and in France, where he was awarded the Military Medal. On 2 July 1919 he married May Josephine Cunneen, with whom he had two children. He joined the Labor Party in 1927 and was a member of Collingwood City Council from 1930 to 1931 and from 1937 to 1952, serving twice as mayor (1939–40, 1943–45). In 1947 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Collingwood. He transferred to Richmond in 1958 and served until his death at Fitzroy in 1962. (en)

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