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Australian politician (1920–1971) For the Australian rules footballer, see Bill Heatley (footballer).

Bill Heatley
Senator for Queensland
In office
14 April 1966 – 30 June 1968
Preceded byBob Sherrington
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Albert
In office
14 February 1970 – 29 October 1971
Preceded byCec Carey
Succeeded byBill D'Arcy
Personal details
BornWilliam Clarence Heatley
(1920-07-12)12 July 1920
Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Died29 October 1971(1971-10-29) (aged 51)
Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia
Political partyLiberal
SpouseBarbara Patricia Haynes (m.1944)
OccupationCompany director

William Clarence Heatley (12 July 1920 – 29 October 1971) was an Australian politician.

Early life

Born in Townsville, Queensland, Heatley was educated at All Souls School in Charters Towers.

After serving in the military 1940–1945, he became a grazier at Warwick and Miles, as well as a company director.

Politics

On 14 April 1966, Heatley was appointed to the Australian Senate as a Liberal Senator for Queensland, filling the casual vacancy caused by the death of Liberal Senator Bob Sherrington. The Australian Constitution dictated that a special Senate election had to be held at the same time as the lower house election in 1966, in which Heatley easily defeated Labor candidate and future Senator Bertie Milliner. Heatley held the seat until his defeat in 1967, taking effect in 1968. In 1970, he entered the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the member for Albert, but died in 1971.

Later life

Heatley died on 29 October 1971, aged 51, at Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast.

References

  1. ^ Drinkwater, Derek (2010). "HEATLEY, William Clarence (1920–1971)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. Carr, Adam. "1966 Senate special election: Queensland". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  3. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
  4. "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded byCec Carey Member for Albert
1970–1971 		Succeeded byBill D'Arcy


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