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Life Summary

Name	Sir William John Aston
Born	19 September, 1916 Mascot, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	21 May, 1997 (aged 80) Vaucluse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Related Entries	[View as tree] McLeay, John (work colleague) Menzies, Robert Gordon (work colleague) Turner, Alan George (work colleague) Cassidy, Jack Evelyn (mentor) Dovey, Wilfred Robert (mentor) Black, Hermann David (teacher) Whitlam, Edward Gough (political adversary)
Education *	Waverley Public School (Sydney) (student) Randwick Boys' High school (Sydney) (student, 1932-1934)
Occupation *	sales representative (1935-1940) New South Wales, Australia soldier (1940-1944) Federal, Australia clothing manufacturer (1944-1955) New South Wales, Australia local government councillor (1949-1953) New South Wales, Australia local government head (1952-1953) New South Wales, Australia liberal/conservative politician (1955-1961) Federal, Australia Member of Lower House (1955-1961) Federal, Australia liberal/conservative politician (1963-1972) Federal, Australia Member of Lower House (1963-1972) Federal, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (soldier)
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (recipient, 1970)
Key Organisations *	Bushwalkers Wilderness Rescue Squad RSL (NSW) (member, 1945-1955)
Political Activism *	Liberal Party (NSW) (member, 1955-1972)
Workplaces *	Astyle Pty Ltd (owner, 1945) Waverley Council (Sydney) (alderman, 1949-1955) Waverley Council (Sydney) (mayor, 1952-1953) Parliament of Australia (House Reps - member, 1955-1961) Parliament of Australia (House Reps - member, 1963-1972) Parliament of Australia (House Reps - Speaker, 1967-1972)

* Dates are approximate