Thomas Lewis Williams (21 December 1886 – 17 August 1970) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
Biography Williams was born at Bundamba, Queensland, the son of Thomas Williams and his wife Diane (née Philip). He was educated at Bundamba State School, Newtown State School and St Mary's College, Ipswich. On leaving, he became a school teacher and taught at various state schools around southern Queensland before working for the Queensland Times and Daily Mail newspapers.
In April 1908 he married Lilian Maud Garrard (died 1966)Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 17 April 2016. and together had two sons and three daughters.
In August 1917, he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force to fight in World War I.
Williams died at Toowoomba in August 1970.
Public life
Williams, representing the Labor party, won the seat of Port Curtis at the 1932 Queensland state election. He held it for the next fifteen years only to lose Labor pre-selection before the 1947 Queensland state election.
He held various roles in the parliament including: Government Whip 1932–1947 Secretary for Agriculture and Stock 1942–1946 Secretary for Public Instruction 1946–1947
He was also a councilor on the Gayndah Town Council. He was also a member of the Royal Historical Society and Royal Geographical Society, and honorary inspector for the Queensland Society for Prevention of Cruelty.
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