Fred Bromley

Fred Phillip Bromley OAM (24 July 1917 – 14 May 1988) was a dental technician and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Fred Bromley OAM, JP
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Norman
In office 28 May 1960 – 27 May 1972
Preceded by	William Baxter
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for South Brisbane
In office 27 May 1972 – 7 December 1974
Preceded by	Col Bennett
Succeeded by	Colin Lamont
Personal details
Born	Fred Phillip Bromley 24 July 1917 Nottingham, England
Died	14 May 1988 (aged 70) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nationality	English Australian
Political party	Labor Party
Spouse(s)	Beryl Lillian Williams (m.1941)
Occupation	Dental technician

Bromley was born at Carrington,[2] a small suburb of Nottingham, England, to Thomas Llewelyn Bromley and his wife Amanda (née Hopkins) and arrived in Queensland in 1919. After attending Toowong State School he went on to study to be a dental technician at Brisbane Technical College.[1]

In World War II, he joined the Australian Army and served in the 2/1 Dental Unit until his discharge in February 1945.

Political career

Representing the ALP, Bromley won the seat of Norman.[1] at the 1960 Queensland state election, taking over the seat from fellow Labor member, William Baxter who had moved to the neighbouring seat of Hawthorne.

He remained as member for Norman until 1972 when the seat was abolished and move to the seat of South Brisbane.[1] His time there was short lived as he lost the seat when the Labor Party was reduced to just eleven members in 1974.[1]

Personal life

On 17 December 1941, Bromley married Beryl Lillian Williams and together had one daughter.[1]

Bromley died in Brisbane in 1988.[1]

References

1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
2. BROMLEY, FREDERICK PHILLIP – World War Two Nominal Roll. Retrieved 2 November 2015.