Wilfrid Simmonds
Australian politician
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| Intro | Australian politician | |
| Places | Australia | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1890, Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia | |
| Death | 2 January 1967 (aged 77 years) | |
| Politics: | Liberal Party Of Australia |
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Wilfrid Mylchreest Simmonds (1890 – 2 January 1967) was an Australian politician. Born in Cairns, Queensland, he was educated at Mulgrave before becoming a sugar cane grower. After serving in the military 1917-1919, he sat on Mulgrave Shire Council. In 1949, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Liberal Senator for Queensland, although he retired before the next election in 1951. Simmonds died in 1967.