William Brand

This article is about the Australian politician. For the 19th-century New York politician, see William H. Brand. For Other People, see William Brand (disambiguation).

Sir William Alfred Brand, CBE (22 August 1888 – 26 October 1979)^[1] was an Australian politician. Born in Childers, Queensland,^[2] he was educated at Apple Tree Creek State School^[2] before becoming a sugarcane grower.^[2] He became president of the Australian Sugar Growers Association in 1943.^[2]

Sir William Brand CBE
William Brand in 1956
Member of the Australian Parliament for Wide Bay
In office 29 May 1954 – 14 October 1958
Preceded by	Bernard Corser
Succeeded by	Henry Bandidt
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Burrum
In office 9 October 1920 – 11 June 1932
Preceded by	Albert Whitford
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Isis
In office 11 June 1932 – 29 April 1950
Succeeded by	Jack Pizzey
Personal details
Born	(1888-08-22)22 August 1888 Childers, Queensland
Died	26 October 1979(1979-10-26) (aged 91) Childers, Queensland
Resting place	Apple Tree Creek Cemetery
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Country Party
Spouse	Myrtle Maud Kingston (m.1913 d.1984)
Occupation	Sugarcane grower

In 1920, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the Country Party member for Burrum, transferring to Isis in 1932.^[1] He was Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 1944 to 1947.^[2] He retired from the Assembly in 1950, but in 1954 was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Country Party member for Wide Bay, which he held until his retirement in 1958.^[3] Brand was knighted in 1965.^[1]

Brand died in 1979 and was buried in Apple Tree Creek Cemetery.^[2]

References

1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
2. Brand, Sir William Alfred (1888–1979) — Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
3. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 26 July 2008.

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Bernard Corser	Member for Wide Bay 1954–1958	Succeeded by Henry Bandidt
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Albert Whitford	Member for Burrum 1920–1932	Abolished
New seat	Member for Isis 1932–1950	Succeeded by Jack Pizzey