Bill Bryson (politician)

William George Bryson (24 February 1898 – 2 March 1973) was an Australian politician for the Australian Labor Party from 1943 to 1946 and 1949 to 1955 and helped establish the Democratic Labor Party.

Bill Bryson
Member of the Australian Parliament for Bourke
In office 21 August 1943 – 28 September 1946
Preceded by	Maurice Blackburn
Succeeded by	Doris Blackburn
Member of the Australian Parliament for Wills
In office 10 December 1949 – 10 December 1955
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Gordon Bryant
Personal details
Born	(1898-02-24)24 February 1898 Maldon, Victoria, Australia
Died	2 March 1973(1973-03-02) (aged 75) Coburg, Victoria, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Labor (1943–55) Labor (A-C) (1955)

Bryson won the House of Representatives seat of Bourke at the 1943 election, but was beaten by the independent Doris Blackburn at the 1946 election. Bourke was abolished prior to the 1949 election and partly replaced by Wills and Bryson defeated Blackburn at the election. In 1955, Bryson and six other Victorian federal members were expelled from the Labor Party as members of the Industrial Groups. In April 1955, they established the Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist), which was renamed the Democratic Labor Party in 1957. Bryson was beaten by the Labor candidate, Gordon Bryant at the 1955 election.[1]

Bryson was the treasurer of the Carlton Football Club from 1927 to 1943. [2]

He died on 2 March 1973, in Coburg, aged 75.[3]