Geoffrey Walter Thom (28 April 1910 – 16 March 1973) was an Australian politician.
Thom was born in Geelong West to baker William Nathaniel Walter Hamlet Thom and Lily Potter.[1] He attended local state schools and became an accountant. On 13 April 1935, he married Doris May Cortous[1] and they had three children. He served in World War II and, on his return, founded his own firm.
A member of the Liberal and Country Party, he served on Geelong West City Council from 1946 to 1958 and was mayor from 1955 to 1957.[1] On 21 June 1958, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council for South Western Province.[2] He was the government whip in the Council from 1964 to 1967.[1] Thom retired in 1970 and died at Manifold Heights on 16 March 1973.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Thom, Geoffrey Walter at the Wayback Machine (archived 1 April 2012)
- ^ a b "Geoffrey Walter Thom". Members of Parliament. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
