Name William McNeil Role Historian | Children John Robert McNeill Awards Erasmus Prize | |
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Education Cornell University (1947), University of Chicago Nominations National Book Award for History (Hardcover) Books Plagues and Peoples, The Rise of the West: A History of, The Pursuit of Power: Technolo, KEEPING TOGETHER IN TIME, A World History Similar People John Robert McNeill, Brett Bowden, Johan Goudsblom, Thomas Hardy, John Dalberg‑Acton - 1st Baron | ||
William Donald McNeil (21 January 1906 – 16 May 1964) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Adelaide. In 1959 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor member for Wilmot in a countback following the death of Reg Fisher. Re-elected in 1959, he was appointed a minister in 1961. Defeated at the election on 2 May 1964, he died fourteen days later at St Marys.
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