William Arthur Deacon (4 February 1872 – 25 December 1943) was a farmer and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
Biography Deacon was born at Allora, Queensland, to parents William Deacon and his wife Ann Amelia (née Bray) and educated at the Allora State School. He became a farmer and in 1910 took over his father's farm in Allora. He also liked to breed Clydesdale horses and grow grapes.Mr. Deacon M.L.A. Dead – The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
7 Jun 1922, Deacon married Ada Florence Dougall (died 1977)Family history research – Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 13 March 2016. and together had one son and one daughter. He died at his Allora home in 1943 and was buried in the Allora Cemetery.Allora General Cemetery – Interment.net Retrieved 14 March 2016.
Political career Replacing the retiring Francis Grayson, Deacon won the seat of Cunningham at the 1920 state elections for the CPNP. He was Secretary for Public Lands 1929–1932 in the Moore Ministry. He remained the member until his death on Christmas Day in 1943.
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