Sydney Thompson (politician)

Sydney Thomas Joseph Thompson (21 February 1906 – 1 August 1994) was an Australian politician who served as a Country Party member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1960 to 1974.

Sydney Thompson
Member of the Legislative Council
of Western Australia
In office
22 May 1960 – 21 May 1965
Preceded byHugh Roche
Succeeded byNone (seat reconstituted)
ConstituencySouth Province
In office
22 May 1965 – 21 May 1974
Preceded byNone (new seat)
Succeeded byWinifred Piesse
ConstituencyLower Central Province
Personal details
Born(1906-02-21)21 February 1906
Wagin, Western Australia, Australia
Died1 August 1994(1994-08-01) (aged 88)
Narrogin, Western Australia, Australia
Political partyCountry

Thompson was born in Wagin, Western Australia, to Annie Agnes (née Carpenter) and James William Thompson. He left school in 1921 and worked on his parents' farm until 1928, when he bought his own property. Thompson became prominent in local agricultural circles, serving as president of the Wagin Agricultural Society and the local branch of the farmers' union. He served on the Wagin Road Board from 1951 to 1961. Thompson entered parliament at the 1960 Legislative Council election, replacing Hugh Roche in South Province. Following a redistribution, he was appointed to the new Lower Central Province in 1965, and was re-elected at the 1968 state election. Thompson retired at the 1974 election and died in Narrogin in August 1994, aged 88. He had married Violet Mary Gell in 1931, with whom he had four children.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Sydney Thomas Joseph Thompson – Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 28 December 2016.