Tom Darcy (Australian politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About Tom Darcy (Australian politician)
- Thomas Anthony (Tom) Darcy (18 May 1893 – 27 December 1979) was an Australian politician.
- He was a Liberal Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1958 to 1970, representing the electorate of Polwarth.
- He was Minister of Water Supply and Minister of Mines in the Bolte government from 1964 to 1967. Darcy was born at Murroon, near Birregurra.
- He was educated at Murroon State School, and became a farmer and grazier there after leaving school.
- He served for four years overseas in World War I, in Syria with the 4th Light Horse Regiment, and was a company commander of the Volunteer Defence Corps' 19th battalion in World War II.
- In his industry, he served as Victorian state president and national vice-president of the Australian Primary Producers Union, and was an employers' representative for the Pastoral and Agricultural Wages Board.
- Locally, he was a Shire of Winchelsea councillor from 1929 to 1959, serving as shire president three times, was president of the Winchelsea Returned and Services League and was a member of the local Soldier Settlement Advisory Commission.Darcy was elected to the Legislative Assembly for the safe Liberal seat of Polwarth at the 1958 state election, and was re-elected in 1961, 1964 and 1967.
- He was appointed Minister of Water Supply and Minister of Mines in the Bolte government in 1964, serving until the 1967 election.
- He also served on the Population Distribution Committee from 1961 to 1963.
- Darcy retired at the 1970 state election.Darcy died at Colac in December 1979, and was buried at Warncoort Cemetery.
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