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Tom Bull

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Tom Bull
Senator for New South Wales
In office
1 July 1965 – 30 June 1971
Personal details
Born(1905-09-07)7 September 1905
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Died11 August 1976(1976-08-11) (aged 70)
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyAustralian Country Party
ChildrenRichard Bull
OccupationGrazier, company director

Thomas Louis Bull (7 September 1905 – 11 August 1976) was an Australian politician. Born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, he was educated at Wesley College in Melbourne, after which he returned to New South Wales as a grazier in Narrandera. He was President of the Australian Woolgrowers and Graziers Council, 1962–1965, and was also a company director. In 1964, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Country Party Senator for New South Wales, taking his seat in 1965. He was defeated in 1970, and died in 1976.[1][2]

His son, Richard Bull, was later elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Boadle, Donald. "BULL, Thomas Louis (1905–1976)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  2. ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
  3. ^ "The Hon. Richard Thomas Marshall Bull (1946– )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.