Thomas William Templeton (23 December 1927 – 20 May 2005) was an Australian politician. Templeton was born in

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to Donald Polson Templeton and Thelma Edith Nellie Nunn. He was a pharmaceutical chemist, and owned a business at

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from 1955 to 1977. A founding member and secretary of the local Young

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in 1946, he served on Mordialloc City Council from 1964 to 1971, including a period as mayor from 1968 to 1969. In 1967 Templeton was elected to the

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as the member for Mentone. He was appointed party whip in 1979 and served until his defeat in 1985. On Australia Day 1987 he was awarded a

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for services to parliament and the community. Templeton died in 2006.

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1927 births 2005 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia 20th-century Australian politicians People from Hamilton, Victoria Victoria (state) local councillors {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub