William Joseph Denny
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The Honourable William Joseph Denny MC |
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William Joseph Denny c. 1910
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| 29th Attorney-General of South Australia | |
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In office 17 April 1930 – 18 April 1933 |
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| Premier | Lionel Hill then Robert Richards |
| Preceded by | Hermann Homburg |
| Succeeded by | Shirley Jeffries |
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In office 16 April 1924 – 8 April 1927 |
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| Premier | John Gunn |
| Preceded by | Hermann Homburg |
| Succeeded by | Hermann Homburg |
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In office 3 June 1910 – 17 February 1912 |
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| Premier | John Verran |
| Preceded by | Hermann Homburg |
| Succeeded by | Hermann Homburg |
| Member of the South Australian Parliament for Adelaide |
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In office 3 November 1906 – 7 April 1933 |
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In office 3 May 1902 – 26 May 1905 |
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| Member of the South Australian Parliament for West Adelaide |
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In office 17 March 1900 – 2 May 1902 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
6 December 1872 Adelaide, South Australia |
| Died | 2 May 1946 (aged 73) Norwood, South Australia |
| Resting place | West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide |
| Political party |
Independent liberal (1900–05) United Labor Party (1906–17) Australian Labor Party (1917–31) Parliamentary Labor Party (1931–33) |
| Spouse(s) | Winefride Mary (née Leahy) |
| Parents | Thomas Joseph Denny Annie Denny (née Dwyer) |
| Alma mater |
Christian Brothers College, Adelaide University of Adelaide |
| Profession | journalist, solicitor, soldier |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1915–19 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit |
9th Light Horse Regiment 5th Divisional Ammunition Column 1st Divisional Artillery AIF Administrative Headquarters |
| Battles/wars |
First World War |
| Awards | Military Cross |
First World War
William Joseph "Bill" Denny, MC (6 December 1872 – 2 May 1946) was a South Australian journalist, lawyer, politician and decorated soldier who held the South Australian House of Assembly seats of West Adelaide from 1900 to 1902 and then Adelaide from 1902 to 1905 and again from 1906 to 1933. After an unsuccessful candidacy as a United Labor Party (ULP) member in 1899, he was elected as an "independent liberal" in a by-election in 1900. He was re-elected in 1902, but defeated in 1905. The following year, he was elected as a ULP candidate, and retained his seat for that party (the Australian Labor Party from 1917) until 1931. Along with the rest of the cabinet, he was ejected from the Australian Labor Party in 1931, and was a member of the Parliamentary Labor Party until his electoral defeat at the hands of a Lang Labor Party candidate in 1933.
Denny was the Attorney-General of South Australia and Minister for the Northern Territory in the government led by John Verran (1910–12). In August 1915, Denny enlisted in the First Australian Imperial Force to serve in World War I, initially as a trooper in the 9th Light Horse Regiment. After being commissioned in 1916, he served in the 5th Division Artillery and 1st Divisional Artillery on the Western Front. He was awarded the Military Cross in September 1917 when he was wounded while leading a convoy into forward areas near Ypres, and ended the war as a captain.
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