Tom Gilmore Sr.
Australian politician (1908–1994)
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Thomas Vernon Gilmore Sr. (7 May 1908 – 14 November 1994) was an Australian politician.
Tom Gilmore | |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Leichhardt | |
| In office 10 December 1949 – 28 April 1951 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Harry Bruce |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Tablelands | |
| In office 3 August 1957 – 1 June 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Harold Collins |
| Succeeded by | Edwin Wallis-Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Vernon Gilmore 7 May 1908 Wolfram, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 14 November 1994 (aged 86) Queensland, Australia |
| Party | Country Party |
| Spouse | Anne Campbell MacDonald |
| Relations | Tom Gilmore Jr. (son) |
| Occupation | Tobacco grower |
Born in Wolfram, Queensland, he was educated at state schools before becoming a sugarcane and tobacco grower at Babinda. He served in the military 1942–47.[1]
In 1949, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Country Party member for the new seat of Leichhardt, notionally held by Labor.[2] He was defeated by the Labor candidate in 1951 and, after a stint in the Parliament of Queensland as the member for Tablelands (1957–1963)[3] retired to become a grazier and cattle-breeder.
Gilmore died in 1994 at the age of 86.[2]
