William Thomas Ebery (31 August 1925 – 10 May 2017) was an Australian politician. He was born at Castlemaine, the son of grazier Francis Hamilton Ebery. He was a farmer and grazier in the Castlemaine area. On 17 February 1951 he married Anne Lorraine Evans; they had two children. In 1962 he joined the

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, becoming president of his local Newstead branch in 1973. In that year he was elected to the

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as the member for

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. With the abolition of his seat ahead of the 1985 state election, he unsuccessfully sought preselection for

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before ultimately contesting the

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seat of North Western, losing to the sitting

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member.

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1925 births 2017 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub