William Haworth

For the Scottish Episcopal dean, see William Haworth (priest).

The Honourable Sir William Haworth
Member of the Australian Parliament for Isaacs
In office 10 December 1949 – 29 September 1969
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Division abolished
Personal details
Born	(1905-04-15)15 April 1905 Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
Died	1 December 1984(1984-12-01) (aged 79) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Spouse	Winifred Senior ​ (m. 1929)​
Alma mater	University of Melbourne
Occupation	Pharmaceutical chemist

Sir William Crawford Haworth (15 April 1905 – 1 December 1984) was an Australian politician. Born in Melbourne, he was educated at state schools before attending the University of Melbourne and the Victorian College of Pharmacy. He became a pharmaceutical chemist, and served in the military 1940–44. In 1937, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the United Australia Party member for Albert Park; he was the Victorian Minister for Health and Housing in 1945. He was defeated in 1945,[1] but in 1949 was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for the new seat of Isaacs. He held the seat until his retirement in 1969, when he received a knighthood. Haworth died in 1984.[2]

References

1. "Sir William Crawford Haworth". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
2. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 5 July 2008.

Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Harry Drew	Member for Albert Park 1937–1945	Succeeded by Frank Crean
Parliament of Australia
New division	Member for Isaacs 1949–1969	Division abolished