{{Short description|Australian politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Use Australian English|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder |honorific_prefix = |name = Bill Weiley |honorific_suffix = |image= |order = |term_start = 1955 |term_end = 1971 |predecessor = Cecil Wingfield |successor = Matt Singleton |constituency_MP = Clarence |parliament = New South Wales |majority = |birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1901|04|06}} |birth_place = Grafton, New South Wales |death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1989|09|11|1901|04|06}} |death_place = Grafton, New South Wales |party = Country Party }} '''William Robert Weiley''' (6 April 1901 – 11 September 1989) was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1955 until 1971. He was a member of the Country Party.
Weiley was born in Grafton, New South Wales and was educated at Grafton High School. He was employed as a commercial traveler, radio announcer and hotel manager. Weiley became involved in community organizations in Grafton including the Hospital Board, Chamber of Commerce, Rotary International and the Grafton Water Board. He was elected as an alderman on Grafton City Council between 1937 and 1953 and was the Mayor from 1950 to 1952.<ref>{{cite NSW Parliament |id=1628 |former=Yes |title=Mr William Robert Weiley (1901–1989) |accessdate=11 May 2019}}</ref> Weiley was elected to parliament as the Country Party member for Clarence at the 1955 by-election caused by the death of the incumbent member Cecil Wingfield. He was re-elected at the next 5 elections and retired in 1971.<ref>{{Cite NSW election |year=DistrictIndexes |district=Clarence |title=Elections for the district of Clarence |accessdate=25 July 2020}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}} {{s-start}} {{s-par|au-nsw-la}} {{succession box | title=Member for Clarence | before= Cecil Wingfield| after= Matt Singleton| years=1955–1971}} {{s-end}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Weiley, Bill}} Category:1901 births Category:1989 deaths Category:National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales Category:Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Category:20th-century Australian politicians