William George Wedd (17 March 1909 – 30 May 1995) was an Australian politician and member of the

Tasmanian House of Assembly The House of Assembly, or Lower House, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the Tasmanian Legislative Council, Legislative Council or Upper House. It sits in Parliament House, Hobart, Parliament Hou ...

and

Tasmanian Legislative Council The Tasmanian Legislative Council is the upper house of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. It is one of the two Chambers of parliament, chambers of the Parliament, the other being the Tasmanian House of Assembly, House of Assembly. Both ho ...

. He was Speaker of the

from 13 September 1949 to 6 June 1950.

Early life

Bill Wedd was born in North Lyell in western

Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...

, and was educated at Linda School in western

and Moonah State School near

Hobart Hobart ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the island state of Tasmania, Australia. Located in Tasmania's south-east on the estuary of the River Derwent, it is the southernmost capital city in Australia. Despite containing nearly hal ...

. His parents were John Wedd and Bridget Bedelia Henry.

Political career

Wedd was elected to the

on 2 May 1944 as an independent, representing the seat of Buckingham. He resigned to successfully contest the

seat of Denison. He resigned on 24 October 1953, and unsuccessfully contested his old Legislative Council seat in 1956, but returned to successfully contest the

seat of Denison on 2 May 1959. He was defeated at the 1964

election.

After politics

Wedd died after a short illness on 30 May 1995 in

, aged 86.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wedd, Bill 1909 births 1995 deaths Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council Speakers of the Tasmanian House of Assembly 20th-century Australian politicians