Larry Floyd (politician)
Larry Floyd | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Victorian Parliament for Williamstown | |
| In office 28 May 1955 – 1973 | |
| Preceded by | John Lemmon |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Stirling |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 July 1908 Broken Hill, New South Wales |
| Died | 6 October 1999 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Labor Party |
| Occupation | Compositor |
William Laurence Floyd OBE (13 July 1908 – 6 October 1999) was an Australian politician.
Floyd was born in Broken Hill to miner William Lawrence Floyd and Jessie Ellen Hank. He was a compositor, and a member of Williamstown City Council from 1945 to 1962.[1]
In 1955 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Labor member for Williamstown.[2] He was secretary of the parliamentary party from 1961 to 1970[1] and retired from politics in 1973, in which year he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.[2] Floyd, who was unmarried, died in 1999.
Floyd was also secretary of the Williamstown Football Club between 1935 and 1951, and secretary of the Carlton Football Club between 1951 and 1955.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Floyd, William Laurence at the Wayback Machine (archived 17 November 2015)
- ^ a b "William Laurence Floyd". Members of Parliament. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 2 August 2025.