Thomas Ley

Thomas Ley
Ley in 1925
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Barton
In office
14 November 1925 – 17 November 1928
Preceded byFrederick McDonald
Succeeded byJames Tully
Personal details
Born(1880-10-28)28 October 1880
Bath, Somerset, England
Died24 July 1947(1947-07-24) (aged 66)
Broadmoor Asylum, Berkshire, England
NationalityBritish subject (Australian)
Political partyNationalist
SpouseEmily Louisa Vernon
OccupationSolicitor

Thomas John Ley (28 October 1880 – 24 July 1947) was an Australian politician who was convicted of murder in England. He is widely suspected to have been involved in the deaths of a number of people in Australia, including political rivals.[1]

  1. ^ Berzins, Baiba (1986). "Thomas John (Tom) Ley (1880–1947)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 10. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 26 April 2007.