Bill Eaton (politician)

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Bill Eaton
Member of the
Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Mourilyan
In office
29 November 1980 – 19 September 1992
Preceded byVicky Kippin
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Personal details
Born
Andrew George Eaton

(1931-11-29)29 November 1931
Linesman

Andrew George "Bill" Eaton (29 November 1931 – 22 May 2011) was an Australian politician. He was a Member of the

Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Early life

Eaton was born in

leukaemia shortly after their fourth child's birth. Eaton worked as a labourer, fencer, timber cutter, stationhand and machinery operator, and from 1963 he was the leading hand of a live-line gang with the Far North Queensland Electricity Board.[1]

Politics

In 1980, Eaton was elected to the

National-held seat of Hinchinbrook. The merged seat was notionally Labor-held, but Eaton lost a close contest to National's Marc Rowell.[2]

Later life

Eaton died on 22 May 2011 in

References

  1. ^ from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. ^ Green, Antony (8 April 2009). "Hinchinbrook". 2009 Queensland State Election. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Member for Mourilyan
1980–1992
Abolished